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Measurement of fuzz fibers on fabric surface using image analysis methods

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Fuzz on the fabrics, which is the fibers protruded from the fabric surface, is very important in view of appearance quality, since it causes unpleasant appearance on the fabrics and also leads to pilling which makes fabric appearance and softness worse. However, fuzz on fabric surface is measured mostly by subjective methods (human vision) rather than objective methods. Thus, in this study, objective method using image analysis techniques has been developed for the measurement of fuzz on fabric surface. Fuzz on the fabric has also been ranked and rated by experts in order to see the reliability of the results obtained from the fuzz measurement. It was observed that correlation coefficient (r) between rating value and objective measurement value was 0.9 and this correlation coefficient value confirmed the reliability of this method.

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  1. Textile Engineering Department, Istanbul Technical University, Gumussuyu, Taksim, Istanbul, Turkey

    Nuray Uçar & Pinar Boyraz

  2. Mechanical Engineering Department, Istanbul Technical University, Gumussuyu, Taksim, Istanbul, Turkey

    Pinar Boyraz

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Uçar, N., Boyraz, P. Measurement of fuzz fibers on fabric surface using image analysis methods. Fibers Polym 6, 79–81 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02875577

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