A method evaluating a strength of a textile for use in articles of clothing representative of normal wear and tear and comprising testing samples including the textile treated with an application of polyethylene, the untreated textile, and/or the textile being washed and dried one or more times; and/or where the textile has been conditioned. Each sample tested is weighed prior to and after abrasion resistance testing is conducted on each sample. The samples are each abraded with an abrasion resistance testing machine that has been modified with ISO test heads and an abrasive surface having a plurality of abrasion layers thereon. A number of rubs of abrasion between the abrasive surface and the test sample is pre-selected such that the test is run until the selected number of rubs have been completed. A bursting strength test can be further conducted on abraded areas of the testing samples.

The present invention relates to a millimeter or terahertz wave sensor for providing inline inspection, preferably including but not limited to continuous monitoring of objects, for example thin sheet dielectric material.

An automatic wetting apparatus includes a frame, and a wetting device, an air blowing device, a driving device and a station turntable. The frame is provided with a loading station, an wetting station, a unloading station and an air blowing station, the driving device includes an output end connected with the station turntable, the wetting device is cooperated with the wetting station, the air blowing device is cooperated with the air blowing station, the station turntable is provided with a support unit, the support unit is provided with a through hole, and the support unit is selectively rotatable to align with the loading station, the wetting station, the unloading station or the air blowing station, under an action of the driving device. The processes for loading, wetting and unloading are coherent, and the wetting accuracy and the wetting efficiency are high.

A device for detecting a mixture ratio of two components of a textile fabric contains a radiation source for transmitting electromagnetic radiation in a spectral band in the direction of the textile fiber structure, a radiation sensor for receiving at least a part of the electromagnetic radiation, and a spectral filter with spectral properties in the spectral band for filtering at least one part of the electromagnetic radiation. The transmittance of the spectral filter in the spectral band has at least one local maximum and at least one local minimum. The spectral properties of the spectral filter in the spectral band are adapted to the spectral properties of the radiation source and each of the two components such that a radiation intensity received by the radiation sensor is a monotonous function of the mixture ratio of the two components. The device is simple in design and allows the use of spatially resolving imaging radiation sensors.

Embodiments include a system for test fitting fabric, comprising a flat structure comprising a test surface defined by four sidewalls and an interface configured to attach the fabric to the test surface. The four sidewalls include a first sidewall and a second sidewall substantially perpendicular to the first sidewall. The test surface comprises a first adjustable dimension substantially parallel to the second sidewall and a second adjustable dimension substantially parallel to the first sidewall. The system also includes a user interface configured to receive one or more inputs for adjusting the first adjustable dimension and the second adjustable dimension; a first mechanism configured to, in response to the one or more inputs, automatically move the first sidewall to adjust the first adjustable dimension; and a second mechanism configured to, in response to the one or more inputs, automatically move the second sidewall to adjust the second adjustable dimension.

The disclosure relates to determining thermal insulation levels of clothing a user should wear when traveling to a destination. To do this, a thermal insulation level of clothing worn by a user and levels worn by a crowd can be analyzed from images including the user or the crowd. A thermal sensitivity bias for the user can be determined by comparing those levels for similar locations. Environment data can then be collected for the destination. A thermal insulation level of clothing worn by the crowd for the destination can be predicted based on the environment data. This level can be adjusted with the bias for the user to generate a thermal insulation level of clothing to be worn by the user at the destination. An image having clothing with that level can be displayed to recommend a style of clothing for the user to wear at the destination.

An apparatus (100) for optically characterizing a textile sample (106) comprises a presentation subsystem (102) comprising a viewing window (108). A radiation subsystem (114) comprises a radiation source (120) for directing a first, ultraviolet radiation (122) and a second, visible radiation (123) toward the sample (106), and causing the sample (106) to produce a fluorescent radiation (124) and a reflected radiation (125). A sensing subsystem (126) comprises an imager (130) for capturing the fluorescent radiation (124) and the reflected radiation (125) in an array of pixels (408). A control subsystem (132) comprises a processor (136) for controlling the presentation subsystem (102), the radiation subsystem (114), and the sensing subsystem (126), and for creating a fluorescent and reflected radiation image (400) containing both spectral information and spatial information in regard to the fluorescent radiation (124) and the reflected radiation (125).

A test device for determining the prickle property of the fabrics objectively includes nails on a measuring head fixed in an upper region of the test device, wherein the nails come in the contact with stiff fibers. The test device also includes an operation panel, a light source, a camera, a sample holder. The measurement uses a circular movement of the fabric instead of a linear movement unlike the previous studies. The measuring head does not apply any pressure on the fabric, only by lowering the measurement head, the nails squeezed in the head penetrate in the hairs of the fabric. In this situation, during the movement of the head, prickle force caused by the fiber ends can be detected. With the test device, it is possible to test both woven and knitted fabrics.

System and method for on-loom fabric inspection includes an imaging device collecting images of a weaving area of a loom, a frame grabber receiving images of a fell-pick of and sending compact image data packages to an image processor. Irregularities may be detected by comparing a digital string representing the characteristic sequence of warp-risers and warp-sinkers along the fell-pick with a corresponding row (901) of required warp-risers and required warp-sinkers in a reference matrix (900) representing a required weaving pattern. The digital string may be a sequence of Boolean values.

Disclosed is a method for determining moisture permeability of a textile. The method includes: a) providing at least one textile sample having a top surface and an opposed bottom surface, wherein at least a portion of the top surface is configured into a bowl shape for receiving a predetermined amount of a test liquid; b) introducing the predetermined amount of the test liquid into the bowl shape sample such that there is a minimum depth of the liquid contained above at least a portion of the top surface; and c) after a predetermined period of time, determining the moisture permeability of the textile sample by analyzing liquid penetration characteristics of any of the test liquid that may have permeated through the textile.