New indicators on fabric drape evaluation based on three-dimensional model. Issue 11 (June 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Yu, Zhicai; Zhong, Yueqi; Gong, R. Hugh; Xie, Haoyang
• Is Part Of: Textile research journal. Volume 90:Issue 11/12(2020)
• Page Start: 1291
• Page End: 1300
• Publication Date: 2020-06
• Subjects: fabric drape -- three-dimensional scanning -- total drape angle -- drape coefficient; Textile industry -- Periodicals; Textile fabrics -- Periodicals; Textile research -- Periodicals; Textiles et tissus -- Industrie et commerce -- Périodiques; Textiles et tissus -- Périodiques; Textiles et tissus -- Recherche -- Périodiques; Electronic journals; 677.005
• DOI: 10.1177/0040517519888669
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0040-5175

Abstract

To evaluate the ability of woven fabrics to drape in a more accurate way, a three-dimensional point cloud of a draped woven fabric was captured via an in-house drape-scanner. A new indicator, total drape angle (TDA), was proposed based on the three-dimensional fabric drape to characterize the ability of a woven fabric to drape. The relationship between TDA and the drape coefficient (DC) was analyzed to validate the performance of TDA. The result indicated that TDA is more stable and representative than the traditional DC in characterizing the ability of a woven fabric to drape. In addition, the drape angle distribution function (DADF) of the triangular mesh was employed to describe fabric drape, as well as to bridge the gap between drape configuration and the warp bending rigidity of woven fabric. The results showed that the correlation coefficient between the real warp bending rigidity value and what was predicted warp based on DADF and fabric weight was 0.952.