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Gavrilova O.E., Nikitina L.L., Zabello E.G., Tikhonova N.V. Algorithm for designing clothing using modern digital tools for people with disabilities. Journal of Clothing Science. 2026; 11(2). Available at: https://kostumologiya.ru/PDF/15TLKL226.pdf (in Russian).

Algorithm for designing clothing using modern digital tools for people with disabilities

Gavrilova Olga Evgenievna
Kazan National Research Technological University, Kazan, Russia
E-mail: oegavrilova@bk.ru
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3597-9143
RSCI: https://elibrary.ru/author_profile.asp?id=792852

Nikitina Ludmila Leonidovna
Kazan National Research Technological University, Kazan, Russia
E-mail: naik@bk.ru
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2687-2299
RSCI: https://elibrary.ru/author_profile.asp?id=792899

Zabello Elena Gennadievna
Kazan National Research Technological University, Kazan, Russia
E-mail: lena_nk@list.ru
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-5667-3350

Tikhonova Natalia Vasilevna
Kazan National Research Technological University, Kazan, Russia
E-mail: nata.tikhonova.81@mail.ru
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2241-869X
RSCI: https://elibrary.ru/author_profile.asp?id=750903
SCOPUS: https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.url?authorId=57193534168

Abstract. Digital tools (computer-aided design systems, 3D modeling software, virtual fitting services, 3D printing technologies, etc.) help light industry designers create virtual prototypes, visualize and experiment with the characteristics of an object while reducing the number of their material counterparts. In addition, they play an important role in organizing a system of remote product manufacturing technology, which is especially important for people with disabilities who do not have the opportunity to have direct contact with designers for a variety of reasons. The article discusses the experience of the Federal Scientific and Educational Center for Medical and Social Expertise and Rehabilitation named after G.A. Albrecht in implementing this system based on the software developed by DiaServis LLC. The authors propose an algorithm for designing clothing for people with disabilities using modern, more accessible digital tools (graphic editors, software for designing patterns and patterns, universal and specialized CAD systems, 3D or 3D-based design systems, 3D visualization software, virtual fitting rooms, and artificial intelligence). The systematic use of digital tools in the design of clothing for people with disabilities will increase the speed of order processing and data collection, speed up the production cycle, and reduce the cost of the product. It will also create databases on the morphological changes of people with disabilities, databases of «relatively typical» designs, and databases of design solutions for specific consumers or groups of health conditions. The proposed algorithm allows for a two-step evaluation of the digital project (by a specialist and the customer). The article outlines the limitations of the algorithm’s implementation, the prospects for research in the field of anthropometric characteristics of people with disabilities, and the elimination of the current limitations of the functionality of digital design tools.

Keywords: adaptive clothing; visualization; product; limited health opportunities; design; functional and aesthetic clothing; digital tools; digital twin

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