Fundamental Study of Garment Plannig for the Elderly and the Physically Disabled so as to Promote the Faculty of Dressing and Undressing by Themselves and to inctease comfort for the Wearers. With a Focus on Their Physical Characteristics.

本研究的目的是获得老年人和残疾人身体特征的基本数据，并根据他们的需要改进服装标准。在为这些人设计服装时，最重要的因素是他们自己穿衣和脱衣的能力。该研究调查了三个问题。1)对老年人的购买和穿着习惯进行问卷调查; 2）对6种实验服装进行穿着测试; 3）使用FASTAK跟踪系统评估某些服装的肩部弹性。结果发现：（1）对老年男性、老年女性和年轻女性三组共1128人进行了问卷调查。采用Hayashi的量化方法III对24个项目进行量化，在I轴和II轴上计算48个样本得分。使用老年人QIII获得的结构显示出明显的U形。在效标效度方面，老年组的得分远高于其他组。这一系列的标准被认为是成功设计老年人服装的关键。2）37名老年妇女穿着6种版本的实验服装。成功完成推/拉试验所需的松动程度为24 cm或更大。这项研究表明，对于老年受试者来说，根据受试者的体型和/或身体健康，需要24 cm至36 cm的胸围活动来成功地穿衣服和脱衣服。3）FASTAK跟踪系统用于评估服装的肩部灵活性。由于发射器产生的磁场的反转对称性，只能利用发射器周围的总空间球体的一半。在本项目期间，该系统的精度得到了验证。

The prupose of this study is to acquire the basic data on the physical characteristics of the Elderly and the physically disabled and to improve the standard of clothing to meet their needs. When planning garments for these people, the most important factor is their ability to dress and undress by themselves. The research investigated three points. 1) A questionnaire on the purchasing and wearing habits of the Elderly, 2) A wearing test on 6 versions of experimental clothing, and 3) Using the FASTAK tracking system to evaluate the shoulder flexibility of certain garments. The following results were found :1) A questionnaire was administered to three groups(1, 128 subjects in total) of elderly men, elderly women and young women. Hayashi's Quantification Method III was applied to 24 items 48 sample scores were caluculated on the I and II Axis. The structures obtained using QIII for the Elderly indicated a clear U-shape. With regard to criterion validity, much higher scores were obtained for the elder group than the other groups. This list of criteria was evaluated as essential for the successful designing of garments for the Elderly.2) 37 elderly women wore 6 versions of experimental clothing. The degree of looseness required for the successful completion of the push/pull test was found to be 24 cm or greater. This study revealed that 24cm〜36cm of bustline play was required, for elderly subjects to successfully dress and undress themselves depending on the subject's build and/or physical fitness.3) The FASTAK tracking system was utilized to evaluate the shoulder flexibility of the garments. Because of the inversion symmetry of the magnetic fields generated by the transmitter, only half of the total spatial sphere surrounding the transmitter could be utilized. For the term of this project, the precision of this system was confirmed.