Part I of this two-part series reports on the development of an expert system for assisting in the engineering design process of worsted fabrics. This part briefly dis cusses the process of fabric engineering and the structure, components, and functional features of the recently developed worsted fabric expert system (WOFAX).
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Dastoor, P.H. , Hersh, S.P., Batra , S.K., and Rasdorf, W.J., Computer-assisted Structural Design of Industrial Woven Fabrics, Part II: System Operation, Heuristic Design, J. Textile Inst.85 (2), 110-134 ( 1994).
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Dastoor, P.H. , Hersh, S.P., Batra , S.K., and Rasdorf, W.J., Computer-assisted Structural Design of Industrial Woven Fabrics, Part III: Modelling of Fabric Uniaxial/ Biaxial Load-Deformation, J. Textile Inst.85 (2), 135-157 (1994).
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Fan, J., and Hunter, L., The Development of an Expert System for the Engineering of Worsted Formal Wear Fabrics, in "Proc. World Textile Congress ," Huddersfield University, July 1994 .
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Karamantscheva, I., Martin, D., Rappoport , F., Rohner, E., and van Hout, F.J., Smart Match—Expert System Software Package for Textile Colour Formation, Textile Horiz. (8), 33-37 (1994).
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Postle, R., Fabric Objective Measurement Technology: Present Status and Future Potential, in "Textile Objective Measurement and Automation in Garment Manufacture ," G. Stylios, Ed.. Ellis Horwood. 1991.
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Rouette, H.K. , and Kittan, G., "Wool Fabric Finishing," Wool Development International Ltd., U.K., 1991.
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Tankard, N.E. , Developer and distributor of Compass 2000, software for predicting manufacturing performance and cost of worsted yarn and fabric manufacture. private communication, 1996.
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Wemyss, A.M. , De Boos, A.G., and Cookson. P.G.The Problems in "Engineering" the Extensibility and Dimensional Properties of Wool Fabrics to Meet the Requirements of Garment Manufacturers, in "Proc. 2nd International Clothing Conference," Bradford, U.K.. 1992.
