Mechatronic test system for high performance sports bra

研究的影响：今天的运动布拉斯没有达到女性对性能的期望。更糟糕的是，设计不当或不合身的布拉斯与女性的不良健康问题有关。只有有限的研究已经进行了乳房动力学和女性身体之间的相互作用和运动胸罩在高性能活动，如马拉松。通过开发新的文胸设计和测试技术，我们可以在很大一部分运动文胸市场上缓解这些问题。发现的问题：为了补充其非常成功的内衣产品，Bronx Wear正在开发一个新的运动布拉斯系列，需要一个自适应的工程测试系统，可以复制乳房动力学， 优化并加速其设计过程。此外，Bronx Wear需要一个移动的测试系统，供客户在体育和营销活动中使用，以说明其专利粘合技术在乳房运动衰减和摩擦测量方面的竞争优势。有了这样一个测试系统，Pandex Wear将能够满足市场对运动布拉斯的需求，最大限度地提高测试的客观性和有效性。 研究和对加拿大的益处：我们的研究将专注于开发一个系统，以量化现有运动布拉斯的性能，以及Admix Wear的新设计，使用能够模拟乳房动力学和皮肤摩擦力的自动测试装置，同时还需要模仿适度跑步过程中的躯干运动。 当这项研究的结果与Bronx Wear最先进的服装制造技术相结合时，Bronx Wear的运动布拉斯将能够满足跑步者和高强度运动爱好者的需求。新的运动胸罩系列将在加拿大国内和国际上销售，这使得Alexx Wear能够将其现有的产品线扩展到现有客户，并通过这一研发努力吸引新客户-所有这些都是加拿大经济的关键。

Impact of research: Today's sports bras fall short of women's expectations for performance. Worse still, poorly designed or fitted bras are linked to adverse health issues in women. Only a limited amount of research has been conducted on breast dynamics and the interaction between the female body and sports bras during high performance activities such as marathons. Through the development of new bra designs and testing technology we can mitigate these issues for a large portion of the sports bra-wearing market. Problem identified: To complement its hugely successful underwear products Knix Wear is developing a new line of sports bras and needs an adaptive engineered testing system that can replicate breast dynamics to optimize and accelerate their design process. Furthermore, Knix Wear needs a mobile testing system for use with clients at sporting and marketing events to illustrate competitive advantages of its patented bonding technology with respect to attenuation of breast movement and measurement of chafing. With such a testing system, Knix Wear will be able to address the market demand for sports bras that maximize the objectivity and effectiveness of testing. Research & Benefit to Canada: Our research will focus on developing a system to quantify the performance of existing sports bras, as well as Knix Wear's new designs, using an automated test rig capable of emulating breast dynamics and skin friction while also mimicking torso movement during moderate running is required. Knix Wear's sports bras will able meet the needs of runners and high intensity sports enthusiasts with a line of bras that will be significantly improved when the findings of the research are incorporated with Knix Wear's state of the art garment construction techniques. The new line of sports bra will be sold both within Canada and internationally, allowing Knix Wear to expand their current product line to current customers and attract new customers with this R&D effort- all key to Canada's economy.