TY - JOUR T1 - Sports Bra Design Based on Dynamic Elder Women Avatar AU - Mu , Lin AU - Wang , Lijing JO - Journal of Fiber Bioengineering and Informatics VL - 1 SP - 1 EP - 12 PY - 2021 DA - 2021/01 SN - 14 DO - http://doi.org/10.3993/jfbim00350 UR - https://global-sci.org/intro/article_detail/jfbi/18573.html KW - Sports bra KW - Breast displacement KW - Elder women KW - Avatar KW - Pattern KW - Apparel design AB -

Elder women often suffer from chest pain and pressure discomfort due to breast displacement during exercise. To design functional sports bras that will mitigate chest pain and pressure discomfort under dynamic conditions, a survey was completed to find out the bra design special requirements and simulation experiments were carried out to investigate breast displacement rules. A standard sized running woman was selected as a subject to determine the typical breast movement positions, and an elder woman avatar was used to simulate the breast displacement. The results showed that by dividing the bra into different functional areas, the breast movement postures can be generated on the virtual model and this method could be applied to develop ergonomic sports bras that can limit the breast movement for elder females. Approaches involved in this research are also suitable to design sportswear with specific functional requirements for various age women.