Abstract:

With the rapid development of personalized garment requirements, more and more attentions are paid to intelligent garment design. This article concentrates on modular garment design in order to provide theoretic support for intelligent garment design. Garment modules consist of two kinds of modules: fixed module and alternative module. The two kinds of modules are divided into more specific modules based on knowledge of garment designing and producing. Each module is decided by its controls features. The rules of the deformation of garment modules are analyzed by classification of deformation rules. Binary decision variables are introduced to decide if garment modules should be selected. Mathematical models are developed to analyze the constraints of garment modules connection. The application of modular female suit design shows that the approach has the potential to be used in the garment design industry.

Key words: garment design, modular design, module deformation, module connection, female suit