Garment Measurement Adjustment Algorithm for Body-Specific Fit
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing garment sizing methods fail to account for individual body variations, leading to ill-fitting clothes as they rely on proportional grading of measurements, ignoring specific body characteristics like chest size and height, resulting in inconsistent sizing across designers and seasons.
Innovation Solution
A method that adjusts garment measurements based on specific body types and styles, allowing independent adjustment of certain parameters like bra measurements, while keeping others unchanged, using a novel algorithm to create tailored fits for various body shapes and sizes.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If garments are made using generic sizing based on grossly simplified body shapes, then production efficiency is improved, but garment fit quality deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the garment measurement system into multiple independent measurement parameters (chest, waist, hip, sleeve, etc.) that can be adjusted separately. This allows the system to maintain standardized base measurements for efficient production while enabling precise adjustments for individual body characteristics, thus resolving the contradiction between production efficiency and fit quality.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements parameter changes by allowing specific measurement values to be modified based on individual wearer characteristics. The system maintains a standardized measurement set for efficient production but enables selective adjustment of parameters like chest circumference, waist measurement, and sleeve length to achieve precise fit for different body types without compromising production efficiency.
2Device complexity
If garment measurements are graded proportionally from a master pattern, then manufacturing complexity is reduced, but sizing precision deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides the proportional grading system into separate measurement parameters that can be adjusted independently. Instead of uniformly scaling all measurements, the system allows selective adjustment of specific parameters (chest, waist, hips, etc.) based on individual body characteristics, maintaining manufacturing simplicity while improving sizing precision for diverse body types.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent applies local quality by allowing different parts of the garment to have different measurement adjustments. Specific areas like the chest, waist, and sleeves can be tailored to match individual body proportions while other areas maintain standard proportional relationships, thus improving overall sizing precision without significantly increasing manufacturing complexity.
3Device complexity
If a single master pattern is used for all sizes, then device complexity is reduced, but adaptability to individual body types deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent transforms the static master pattern system into a dynamic measurement system. The base master pattern remains simple, but the system dynamically adjusts specific measurement parameters based on individual wearer characteristics. This allows a single pattern framework to adapt to various body types through selective parameter modifications, maintaining simplicity while enhancing versatility.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent enables parameter changes by allowing specific measurement values in the master pattern to be modified based on individual body characteristics. The system maintains the simplicity of a single master pattern structure while enabling flexible adjustment of parameters like chest circumference, waist measurement, and sleeve length to accommodate different body types, thus resolving the contradiction between complexity and adaptability.
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AI summary
The present invention relates to an outer garment that covers at least part of a wearer's upper body, such as a shirt or a shirt-dress, that has optimally adjusted measurements, and includes at least one measurement that changes based on physical characteristics of a wearer, such as bra measurement and height. For example, a master pattern may be designed in a chosen style for a chosen body type in the usual manner for an outer garment for a wearer of a specific bra measurement and height. The same outer garment in the same style for a wearer of the same body type and chest circumference but a different bra cup size and/or height may be defined by adjusting fewer than all measurements, based, for example, on an algorithm.