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.

本研究的目的是获取老年人和残疾人的身体特征的基本数据，并提高服装的标准，以满足他们的需求。在为这些人设计服装时，最重要的因素是他们自己穿衣服和脱衣服的能力。这项研究调查了三点。1)对老年人购买和穿着习惯进行问卷调查，2)对6个版本的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灵活性。结果如下：1)对老年男性、老年女性和青年女性三组（共1128人）进行问卷调查。采用Hayashi’s Quantification Method 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。老年人用QIII获得的结构呈明显的u型。在标准效度方面，老年组的得分明显高于其他组。这一系列标准被评价为成功设计老年人服装的必要条件。2)37名老年妇女穿着6种不同版本的实验服装。成功完成推/拉试验所需的松动程度为24cm或更大。这项研究表明，根据老年人的体型和/或身体状况，他们需要24cm ~ 36cm的胸部活动来成功地穿衣服和脱衣服。3)利用FASTAK跟踪系统评估服装肩部的柔韧性。由于发射机产生的磁场具有逆对称性，因此只能利用发射机周围总空间球面的一半。在项目实施期间，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.