Custom Clothing with Non-Repeating Prints for Body Shape Disguise
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional clothing sizes are inconsistent across vendors and do not adequately fit individual body types, leading to discomfort and poor fit, as they are not tailored to specific physiological measurements.
Innovation Solution
A customized clothing system that uses a computing device to generate an avatar based on user images and measurements, allowing for the design of clothing with non-repeating prints that can disguise or draw attention to biological features, and includes support members for comfort and injury support, with machine-readable prints for tracking and identification.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If generic clothing sizes are used, then manufacturing and inventory management are simplified, but fit accuracy and wearer comfort deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The system changes the parameters of clothing customization by using non-repeating prints with specific optical properties (pattern density, contrast, orientation) to disguise biological features. This allows generic clothing to be transformed into personalized garments that address individual body concerns without requiring custom sizing production
Solution Approach 2:
The non-repeating print is applied selectively to specific areas of the clothing that correspond to biological features the wearer wants to disguise. This localized application of optical disguise patterns allows customization of fit perception in specific regions while maintaining generic sizing overall
2Manufacturing precision
If custom-fitted clothing is produced for each individual, then fit accuracy and comfort are improved, but manufacturing complexity and cost increase
Solution Approach 1:
The customization solution is segmented into two independent components: generic clothing production (simple manufacturing) and personalized non-repeating print application (digital customization). This segmentation allows mass production of base garments while adding personalization through digital printing or application of pre-made pattern pieces
Solution Approach 2:
The system uses digital copies and patterns to create the non-repeating prints. Instead of custom manufacturing each garment, digital pattern data is copied and applied to generic clothing bases, enabling rapid customization without complex production processes
3Shape
If non-repeating prints are used to disguise biological features, then wearer confidence and aesthetic appearance are improved, but fabric pattern consistency and manufacturing simplicity worsen
Solution Approach 1:
The non-repeating prints inherently use asymmetric and non-uniform patterns to disrupt the visual perception of biological features. The deliberate lack of symmetry and repetition in the patterns creates optical confusion that disguises underlying body shapes while the patterns themselves can be generated digitally without requiring complex manufacturing variations
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AI summary
A custom clothing system operable on a computing device of a user. The custom clothing system can utilize input from the user and images of the user to generate an avatar which accurately depicts the anthropometry measurements of the user. The custom clothing system can modify clothing to include a non-repeating print which disguises a biological feature of the user. The custom clothing system can track the movements and location of the user by reading a machine-readable non-repeating print coupled to an article of clothing worn by the user. The custom clothing system can modify an article of clothing to include one or more support members configured to support a user's injury.