Browsing by Author "Traci May-Plumlee, Committee Member"

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    Evaluating the Performance of Fibers and Fabrics for Astronaut's IVA Wardrobes for Long Duration Space Flight
    (2005-04-25) Fratto, Lisa Anne; Roger Barker, Committee Chair; Traci May-Plumlee, Committee Member; Nancy Cassill, Committee Co-Chair
    Intravehicular clothing has not been recognized by NASA as a critical element of space exploration up until this point. The NASA Standard 3000 for Crew Personal Equipment includes an explanation of clothing guidelines, but lacks rigid requirements or measurable performance levels for IVA clothing. With the advent of a long duration mission to Mars, NASA is seeking innovative ways to reduce the weight impact and linting problems associated with IVA clothing during long duration space flight. This research provides NASA with recommendations for improved IVA apparel and a framework for the appropriate selection of IVA clothing materials based on objectively measurable material properties and performance needs for IVA use.
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    Standardization and Integration of Body Scan Data for Use in the Apparel Industry - Body Scan Data Connectivity with Apparel CAD
    (2005-04-21) Hwang, Su-Jeong; Cynthia L. Istook, Committee Chair; Hoon Hong, Committee Member; Traci May-Plumlee, Committee Member; Trevor Little, Committee Co-Chair
    The purpose of this research was to provide a methodology for standardization and connectivity of body measurement data for apparel applications between body scanning systems and CAD systems to support further research of system integration in the apparel industry. This research has led to the development of standardization of the body measurement terminology and a data file format to connect the apparel CAD and 3D body scanning systems for the exchange of body measurement data for use in pattern design or alteration. A Metaphor Matching Process (MMP) was designed for developing a set of Identification Codes with syntax to match and identify body measurements. And, an exchangeable body measurement data in XML (eXtensible Markup Language) format, called MMP XML, was developed for achieving standardization of the body measurement terminology for bi-directional interpretation and transmission of data generated by 3D body scanning systems and 2D CAD pattern generation systems. Then, validation was accomplished by format data exchange testing with Gerber Technology, Inc. and [TC]². XML format data was gathered from an apparel CAD system and a body scan system. The XML format data was converted into a database system to demonstrate the connectivity between apparel pattern data and body scan data for standardization and integration. A logical IDEF1X model of data flow structure was developed for the body scan data connectivity with apparel CAD.