Running-specific breast manikin system for evaluation of breast movement and sports bra performance
Female athletes and active women benefit greatly from wearing well-fitting sports bras to provide essential support and control during dynamic movements like running. Understanding how bra components like straps, neckline and underband affect breast motion is crucial for designing sports bras that r...
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| author | Kwok-Tung Hui Li-Ying Zhang Kit-Lun Yick Sun-Pui Ng Joanne Yip |
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| description | Female athletes and active women benefit greatly from wearing well-fitting sports bras to provide essential support and control during dynamic movements like running. Understanding how bra components like straps, neckline and underband affect breast motion is crucial for designing sports bras that reduce discomfort and maintain stability. However, evaluating sports bra performance with human participants faces challenges in recruitment and consistency. To address this, this study introduces a soft manikin system that accurately simulates and measures 3D breast movements during running. This system offers a novel method for objectively assessing sports bra effectiveness in controlling breast motion. By incorporating deformable breast forms into the manikin, researchers can consistently evaluate how bra features impact breast movement. The soft manikin’s breast displacement values align well with experimental results in the medial-lateral and vertical directions. This innovative approach provides valuable data for designing activewear bras, enabling informed adjustments to enhance breast motion control during physical activities. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-612d1ce29c6e45cba1e8984345f659302025-08-20T02:13:27ZengSAGE PublishingJournal of Engineered Fibers and Fabrics1558-92502025-04-012010.1177/15589250251333421Running-specific breast manikin system for evaluation of breast movement and sports bra performanceKwok-Tung Hui0Li-Ying Zhang1Kit-Lun Yick2Sun-Pui Ng3Joanne Yip4School of Fashion and Textiles, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong, ChinaSchool of Fashion and Textiles, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong, ChinaSchool of Fashion and Textiles, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong, ChinaSchool of Professional Education and Executive Development, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong, ChinaSchool of Fashion and Textiles, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong, ChinaFemale athletes and active women benefit greatly from wearing well-fitting sports bras to provide essential support and control during dynamic movements like running. Understanding how bra components like straps, neckline and underband affect breast motion is crucial for designing sports bras that reduce discomfort and maintain stability. However, evaluating sports bra performance with human participants faces challenges in recruitment and consistency. To address this, this study introduces a soft manikin system that accurately simulates and measures 3D breast movements during running. This system offers a novel method for objectively assessing sports bra effectiveness in controlling breast motion. By incorporating deformable breast forms into the manikin, researchers can consistently evaluate how bra features impact breast movement. The soft manikin’s breast displacement values align well with experimental results in the medial-lateral and vertical directions. This innovative approach provides valuable data for designing activewear bras, enabling informed adjustments to enhance breast motion control during physical activities.https://doi.org/10.1177/15589250251333421 |
| spellingShingle | Kwok-Tung Hui Li-Ying Zhang Kit-Lun Yick Sun-Pui Ng Joanne Yip Running-specific breast manikin system for evaluation of breast movement and sports bra performance Journal of Engineered Fibers and Fabrics |
| title | Running-specific breast manikin system for evaluation of breast movement and sports bra performance |
| title_full | Running-specific breast manikin system for evaluation of breast movement and sports bra performance |
| title_fullStr | Running-specific breast manikin system for evaluation of breast movement and sports bra performance |
| title_full_unstemmed | Running-specific breast manikin system for evaluation of breast movement and sports bra performance |
| title_short | Running-specific breast manikin system for evaluation of breast movement and sports bra performance |
| title_sort | running specific breast manikin system for evaluation of breast movement and sports bra performance |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1177/15589250251333421 |
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