“CloStyler” – mobile application to calculate the parameters of clothing blocks

Abstract

Due to the COVID19 pandemic that challenged our society with necessity of distance learning it is right to provide educational institutions with tools those would be accessible anytime and anyplace for students. The aim of the current research is to develop an app that will support students studying apparel design as well as their teachers. The prototyping method was used to explore aspects of an intended design of the app. The method of semantic differential was used in order to evaluate the prototype. Comparative analysis of the already existing apps and the developed one was used to determine the level of the app competitiveness. The mobile app “CloStyler” was developed by using MIT App Inventor. Using the app allows achieving the labor productivity growth up to 568.5 %. The reduction of time costs is 29.4-85.0 %. By means of the comparative analysis of the apps those are already on the market and the developed app “CloStylef” it was determined that “CloStyler” is better suited and better equipped for the task of computing the parameters of the basic blocks of clothing.

Development of an algorithm for the reasoned selection of machines for leather garments manufacturing

“…At the same time, various methods of solving the choice problem are used: the integrated gray model of the multi-criteria decision-making method (MCDM). This model includes a gray distribution scale (Grey AHP and ROV-G) [5]. Paper [6] demonstrates the application of Kano's fuzzy model, the method of importance of criteria through intercriteria correlation (CRITIC), and multiattribute utility theory (MAUT) [4].…”

“…Work [5] shows that the problem of choosing a sewing machine is a typical problem of choosing a machine. Enterprises must choose the most suitable machine to reduce costs and produce products quickly.…”

“…However, in the cited work, the problem of choosing machines was considered in the context of the main goal of the enterpriseto make a profit and ensure it continuously. Thus, in [5], the following criteria are considered: cost, energy consumption, company image, maintenance and service, productivity, safety, warranty conditions, ergonomics. The extended list includes:…”

“…As you can see, the factors considered in [5][6][7] do not include any criteria regarding the manufacturing technology used to make clothes.…”

Development of the Mobile Application to Calculate Parameters of Underwear Patterns

“…Based on the monitoring of the existing mobile applications in the field of apparel design and manufacturing that was described in [9][10][11] we found out that there are no applications that purposed for the calculation of underwear patterns. Though, there are some applications for the calculation of other garment types patterns such as "CloStyler" [11], "SHOES Step-by-Step", "RDMK Step-by-Step" [10], etc. These apps allow seeing the results of calculations instantly.…”