3D Proto

3D Proto

3D Proto

Sportswear garment prototyping

Project Info

Start date:
December 2015

End date:
December 2016

Funding:
Commission for Technology and Innovation (CTI)

Coordinator:
Geneva University of Art and Design (HEAD)

Summary

A sample model on a higher technological level, such as a precise virtual 3D prototype, contains innovative numerical fitting information (e.g., data about the areas of compression of a garment) that could improve the design and quality of the final sports garment and better satisfy the customer.

The aim of this research project was thus to reform existing garment prototyping processes for the active sportswear sector. The main focus was on the definition of accurate physical and mechanical high-tech sports fabric properties and on the use of virtual sports body animations to perform accurate simulation of sports garments.

In this project, Artanim was in charge of providing realistic body animations of different sports (alpine skiing, Nordic skiing, running and hiking). Moreover, Artanim worked on the development of software tools to improve the fabric measurements protocol by analyzing body motion and deformation.

Partners

Geneva University of Art and Design (HEAD)
Fabric measurements and garments 3D simulation

Artanim
Motion capture, body modeling and animation, development of body motion and garment deformation analysis software

Odlo International SA
Garments 3D design and industrial supervision

Fashioning Movement

Fashioning Movement

Fashioning Movement

Garment comfort visualization

Project Info

Start date:
November 2013

End date:
October 2015

Funding:
HES-SO

Coordinator:
Geneva University of Art and Design (HEAD)

Summary

Today, the complex sensations of comfort (interaction body – clothing, suitability of fabrics, etc.) are subjectively evaluated on a static body. The goal of this project was to provide new knowledge about garment comfort and fit taking into account the body movement. The comfort sensation was objectively measured with new 3D simulation tools on animated bodies, returning numerical fitting data.

Thus, with this research, new avenues can be opened up for the development of innovative applications of advanced garment design. In particular, new pattern making methods taking into account the body movement can be imagined, an aspect that current processes are not able to consider nor apply in clothing.

A pilot project was carried out within the framework of this research, watch the video here.

Partners

Geneva University of Art and Design (HEAD)
Garments 3D design and simulation

Artanim
Motion capture, body modeling and animation, development of garment deformation analysis software

With the collaboration of Odlo International SA, Salomon SA and the Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology (EMPA)

Related Publications

Mert E, Psikuta A, Joshi A, Arevalo M, Charbonnier C, Luible-Bär C, Annaheim S, Rossi R. The distribution of air gap thickness and the contact area during Alpine skiing , Proc. of 9th Int. Conf. on 3D Body Scanning Technologies, Lugano, Switzerland, October 2018.
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Mert E, Psikuta A, Arevalo M, Charbonnier C, Luible-Bär C, Bueno MA, Rossi R. A validation methodology and application of 3D garment simulation software to determine the distribution of air layers in garments during walking measurement, Measurement, 117:153-164, 2017.
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Luible C, Charbonnier C. Fashioning Movement: a new approach to Fashion Design, In Unfrozen – Design Research Today, Edited by Swiss Design Network, Triest Verlag, 2017.
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Mert E, Psikuta A, Arevalo M, Charbonnier C, Luible C, Bueno MA, Rossi RM. Quantitative validation of 3D garment simulation software for determination of air gap thickness in lower body garments, IOP Conf. Series: Materials Science and Engineering, 254:2017.
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Luible C, Charbonnier C. Fashioning Movement: a new approach to Fashion Design, Unfrozen Symposium, 1st SDN Design Research Winter Summit, Giessbach, Switzerland, January 2016.
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Shoulder Rehabilitation

Shoulder Rehabilitation

Shoulder Rehabilitation

Simulation of physical exercises

Project Info

Start date:
April 2014

End date:
December 2014

Funding:
University Hospitals of Geneva

Coordinator:
Artanim

Summary

Strengthening of shoulder muscles in rehabilitation protocols and sport practice can be achieved by a wide range of different exercises and several types of technique. In presence of a rotator cuff lesion, articular cartilage pathology or instability, recommendations for design of a shoulder strength training protocol aim at avoiding or minimizing subacromial impingement and stress on the articular cartilages or labrum. Very limited objective data is at disposable to emit such recommendations.

The goal of this study was to capture and simulate 30 to 50 rehabilitation exercises to study the impact on the glenohumeral joint (e.g. cartilage’s compression, incidence of subacromial impingement) and rotator cuff (e.g. tendon lengthening of the subscapularis, supraspinatus, infraspinatus and teres minor). Ultimately, this study will better target rehabilitation exercises of the shoulder.

Partners

Artanim
Modeling and simulation of the shoulder

University Hospitals of Geneva – Unit of Physical Medicine and Orthopedic Rehabilitation
Selection of physical exercises

University Hospitals of Geneva – Department of Orthopedic Surgery and Traumatology
Medical supervision

Related Publications

Charbonnier C, Lädermann A, Kevelham B, Chagué S, Hoffmeyer P, Holzer N. Shoulder Strengthening Exercises Adapted to Specific Shoulder Pathologies Can Be Selected Using New Simulation Techniques: A Pilot Study, Int J CARS, 13(2):321-330, 2018.
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Charbonnier C, Chagué S, Lädermann A, Holzer N. Évaluation des effets potentiellement délétères d’exercices de l’épaule en fonction des pathologies rencontrées, Congrès de la Société Francophone d’Arthroscopie 2016, Paris, France, Revue de chirurgie orthopédique et traumatologique, 102(8):S307, December 2016.
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Holzer N, Chagué S, Lädermann A, Ziltener JL, Hoffmeyer P, Charbonnier C. High differences in subacromial space height and gleno-humeral compression according to shoulder muscle exercise type, Swiss Med Wkly, 145(Suppl. 210):32S, 2015.
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Charbonnier C, Kevelham B, Chagué S, Lädermann A, Ziltener JL, Hoffmeyer P, Holzer N. Impact of Shoulder Strengthening Exercises on the Shoulder Joint, 33rd International Conference on Biomechanics in Sports, Poitiers, France, June 2015.
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Charbonnier C, Kevelham B, Chagué S, Lädermann A, Ziltener JL, Hoffmeyer P, Holzer N. A Simplified Technique To Estimate Rotator Cuff Elongation During Complex Shoulder Motion, 29th International Congress of Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery, Barcelona, Spain, Int J CARS, June 2015.
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Holzer N, Chagué S, Lädermann A, Ziltener JL, Hoffmeyer P, Charbonnier C. Impact of Shoulder Strengthening Exercises on Subacromial Space Height and on Articular Cartilages and Labrum Compression Using Motion Capture Analysis, 16th EFORT Congress, Prague, Czech Republic, June 2015.
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Shoulder3D

Shoulder3D

Shoulder3D

Shoulder kinematic modeling

Project Info

Start date:
June 2012

End date:
March 2014

Funding:
La Tour Hospital

Coordinator:
Artanim

Summary

The shoulder has the widest range of motion of any joint in the body, but at the cost of inherent instability causing pain and functional disability. To better understand the mechanisms involved in shoulder stability, an in-depth analysis of the shoulder kinematics is instrumental. Therefore, the project aimed at developing a new kinematic model to reliably evaluate the three-dimensional motion of the shoulder based on motion capture. To set up and evaluate the kinematic model, a clinical study involving tennis players was performed.

The results opened up new possibilities to orthopedic surgeons in order to improve assessment and treatment of patients with shoulder functional abnormalities.

Partners

Artanim
Modeling and simulation of the shoulder

La Tour Hospital – Division of Orthopedic and Trauma Surgery
Clinical tests

Imaging center Rive Droite SA
Radiological acquisitions

Related Publications

Lädermann A, Bonnevialle N, Charbonnier C. The Shoulder in Tennis : The Different Types of Impingement & Instability, In Shoulder Concepts 2016 – Arthroscopy, Arthroplasty & Fractures, Edited by P. Boileau Sauramps Medical Montpellier, 2016.
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Lädermann A, Chagué S, Kolo FC, Charbonnier C. Kinematics of the Shoulder Joint in Tennis Players, J Sci Med Sport, 19(1):56-63, 2016.
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Charbonnier C, Chagué S, Kolo FC, Lädermann A. Shoulder Motion During Tennis Serve: Dynamic and Radiological Evaluation Based on Motion Capture and Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Int J CARS, 10(8):1289-1297, 2015.
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Charbonnier C, Chagué S, Kolo FC, Chow JCK, Lädermann A. Évaluation personnalisée de l’épaule par modélisation de la cinétique articulaire, Revue de chirurgie orthopédique et traumatologique, 100(7):521, 2014.
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Charbonnier C, Chagué S, Kolo FC, Chow JCK, Lädermann A. A Patient-Specific Measurement Technique to Model Shoulder Joint Kinematics, Orthop Traumatol Surg Res, 100(7):715-719, 2014.
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Lädermann A, Chagué S, Kolo FC, Charbonnier C. Kinematic of the Shoulder Joints in Professional Tennis Players, Swiss Med Wkly, Suppl. 204, 144:14S, 2014.
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Charbonnier C, Chagué S, Kolo FC, Lädermann A. A Patient-Specific Measurement Technique to Model the Kinematics of the Shoulder in Tennis Players, 14th Annual Meeting of the International Society for Computer Assisted Orthopaedic Surgery (CAOS), Milan, Italy, June 2014.
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Charbonnier C, Chagué S, Kolo FC, Lädermann A. Analysis of Shoulder Impingement and Stability in Tennis Players, Proceedings of the 13th International Symposium on 3D Analysis of Human Movement, Lausanne, Switzerland, July 2014.
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Lädermann A, Chagué S, Kolo FC, Charbonnier C. Kinematic Modeling of the Shoulder in Tennis Players, 24th Annual Congress of the European Shoulder and Elbow Society (SECEC), Madrid, Spain, September 2013.

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