A 3-D / 4-5 COMPUTERIZED MODEL FOR HUMAN-MACHINE INTEGRATION IN APPAREL MANUFACTURING ENGINEERING

MAINTAINING A STRONG MANUFACTURING BASE IN AMERICA IS MOST IMPORTANT TO OUR GREATER PROPORTION OF CITIZENS THAT ARE AMERICA'S HUMAN RESOURCES. THE RETAIL-APPAREL-TEXTILE INDUSTRIES HAVE LITTLE REGARD FOR THEIR HUMAN RESOURCES, ANDARE FRAGMENTED TO THE POINTS THAT ATTEMPTS TO INTEGRATE USING TECHNOLOGY HAVE MET WITH LIMITED SUCCESS. PHASE I IS PROPOSING THREE INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES THAT CAN SOLVE SOME OF THESE PROBLEMS, AND ASSIST THESE AMERICAN INDUSTRIES IN BECOMING AS GREAT AS THEY ONCE WERE. 1. A 3-D / 4-D (MAPS AND ANIMATION) COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR GUIDING PRODUCTION WORKERS IN BUILDING QUALITY, "ONE-OF-A-KIND" PRODUCTS, AT A LOW-COST. 2. AN INTEGRATED CAD / CAM PROGRAM IN WHICH EVERYHUMAN RESOURCE BECOMES A PART OF THE WHOLE INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX. 3. A DATABASE PROGRAM FOR ASSESSING, SORTING, AND MATCHING EVERY WORKER'S SKILLS. STYLOMETRICS(STABILIZER), AN IMAGE CODIFICATION LANGUAGE, WILL FACILITATE THE 3-D / 4-D TRANSFORMATIONS. THE MODEL-MAKER, WHO WILL NOW BEAN APPAREL MANUFACTURING ENGINEER, WILL CREATE THE PROCESSESFOR THE MAKERS IN THE FACTORY. THE TECHNOLOGICAL RESEARCH WILL USE THE EXPERTISE OF A KNOWN APPAREL MANUFACTURER, AND WILL BE TESTED IN A PROPOSED APPAREL DESIGN ENGINEERING RESEARCH AT NIST FOR USE BY THE WHOLE INDUSTRY. PHASE I WILL RESEARCH THE FEASIBILITY OF THIS APPROACH.