Abstract
Abstract Protective and sport clothing is governed by protection requirements, performance, and comfort of the user. The comfort and impact performance of protective and sport clothing are typically subjectively measured, and this is a multifactorial and dynamic process. The aim of this review paper is to review the contemporary methodologies and approaches for measuring ergonomic wear comfort, including objective and subjective techniques. Special emphasis is given to the discussion of different methods, such as objective techniques, subjective techniques, and a combination of techniques, as well as a new biomechanical approach called modeling of skin. Literature indicates that there are four main techniques to measure wear comfort: subjective evaluation, objective measurements, a combination of subjective and objective techniques, and computer modeling of human–textile interaction. In objective measurement methods, the repeatability of results is excellent, and quantified results are obtained, but in some cases, such quantified results are quite different from the real perception of human comfort. Studies indicate that subjective analysis of comfort is less reliable than objective analysis because human subjects vary among themselves. Therefore, it can be concluded that a combination of objective and subjective measuring techniques could be the valid approach to model the comfort of textile materials.
Highlights
Ensuring human comfort (HC) is a very complex task as it depends on the influences of a human’s psychological and physiological states and the surrounding environmental conditions
We focus in this paper mainly on the issues related to the ergonomic wear comfort aspects of sportswear and protective clothing (PC) with specific reference to the requirements
Ergonomic comfort of clothing is most important for sportswear and personal PC to support the wearer during different activities
Summary
Ensuring human comfort (HC) is a very complex task as it depends on the influences of a human’s psychological and physiological states and the surrounding environmental conditions. There are several possible reasons for this: (a) other types In this context, the development of clothing should consider the anatomical features of individuals (anthropometric data), biomechanical features, functional needs (skills and physical limitations while performing occupational or sport activities), fabric suitability and its structure. The aim of this review is to provide a perspective on the primary functionality requirements of the ergonomic comfort aspects related to the interaction of garments with the human body, injury prevention and performance enhancement in the context of PC and sports clothing. We focus in this paper mainly on the issues related to the ergonomic wear comfort aspects of sportswear and PC with specific reference to the requirements Within this broader context, particular emphasis is given to freedom of movement (besides the primary requirements for sportswear and PC) and product usability testing
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