Development of a computer-aided design software for smart garments

作者：Kim Sungmin^*

来源：International Journal of Clothing Science and Technology, 2017, 29(6): 845-856.

DOI：10.1108/IJCST-02-2017-0011

• Sensors
• Actuators
• Arduino
• Automatic code generation
• Block programming interface
• Smart garment

Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to develop a computer-aided design software for smart garments.
Design/methodology/approach - A circuit design software with graphical user interface and an automatic Arduino code generator has been developed.
Findings - Complex circuit design for smart garment can be performed using an intuitive graphical user interface. Sophisticated C codes for activating the smart garment can be generated without in-depth knowledge of C language and electronic devices.
Research limitations/implications - Circuit wiring is performed manually. Further work will be focused on the generation of an algorithm that can find the overlap-free design of complex circuit.
Practical implications - Smart garments with complex functions are expected to be designed more easily without in-depth knowledge of electronic circuits and computer programming. Social implications - Researchers of smart garment will be able to concentrate on the actual function of smart garments rather than coding the complex C programs.
Originality/value - This is the first computer-aided smart garment design software that can not only design the circuit but also generate the computer codes.

• 出版日期2017