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Integrating Interactive Clothing and Cyber-Physical Systems: A Humanistic Design Perspective
Weizhen Wang1, Yuan Fang2,3, Yukari Nagai3
1National Demonstration Center for Experimental Fashion Design and Engineering Education, Dalian Polytechnic University, Dalian 116034, China.
Sensors (Basel, Switzerland)
|December 28, 2019
Summary
This study introduces cyber-physical-clothing systems (CPCS) for interactive fashion, demonstrating parent-child clothing
Area of Science:
- Integrates information science (cyber-physical systems) with humanistic science (emotional design).
- Focuses on transdisciplinary approaches for interactive fashion innovation.
Background:
- Addresses the gap between cyber-physical systems (CPS) architecture and emotional design.
- Highlights the need for integrating familiar feelings into interactive clothing design processes.
Purpose of the Study:
- To bridge information science and humanistic science for interactive fashion.
- To develop and analyze cyber-physical-clothing systems (CPCS) for innovative clothing design.
- To demonstrate the transformation from physical signals to social symbol recognition in interactive clothing.
Main Methods:
- Created cyber-physical-clothing systems (CPCS) architecture.
- Utilized a case study of interactive parent-child clothing development.
- Analyzed the transformation from physical signal input to social symbol recognition output.
Main Results:
- Interactive parent-child clothing showed suitability for autistic children's rehabilitation.
- The clothing designs received positive recognition from parents.
- Embedding sensing technology significantly enhanced the added value of clothing products.
Conclusions:
- CPCS offers a practical reference for art and design professionals lacking IT expertise.
- The study explains the application principles and technical processes of CPCS for interactive clothing.
- Reasonable integration of sensing technology enhances clothing product value and applicability.
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