Measuring and Fuzzy Predicting Total Handle from Selected Mechanical Properties of Double Weft-Knitted Fabrics

摘要

The mechanical and handle properties of three groups of double weft-knitted abrics are measrued using the KES-FB system. The double-jersey fabrics consist of double weft-knitted structures (knit, tuc, and welt stituches), and are further divided according to density and then fully relaxed. For hand measruements, seven principal physixal and mechanical properties are selected (EMT, RT, RC, B, 2HG, W, MIU), which are related to four possible ways of deformation in double weft-knitted fabrics. The importance of their characteristics is deduced from a survey of a panel of thirty judges. Primary hand and total hand vaues from the KES-FB are analyzed and compared with our alternative simplified fuzzy total hand test result. The reseults from the new method for double weft-knitted fabrics proide provide experts with meaningful values in comparision with Kawabata's total hand values.