Analysis of the surface roughness of weft knitted fabrics using image processing.

Abstract

The main objective of the study was to design an off-line system that analyses the surface roughness of weft knitted fabric using Image processing. The results showed a good correlation between fabric roughness values measured by the two different methods. (Kawabata and image processing). Surface roughness is an important factor during touching and handling of fabrics. The roughness of fabrics is important for garments which touch the human skin in a way that it influences the handle of fabric and plays an important role in end-use of fabrics, Fabric hand refers to the total sensation, experienced when a fabric is touched or manipulated in the fingers.