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Journal of the Korean Home Economics Association 2005;43(5):235-248.
경찰특공대(SWAT) 작전복(BDU)의 기능성 향상을 위한 패턴개발 - 작전복 개발 및 착의평가를 중심으로 -
The Development of a Battle Dress Uniform Pattern Improved functionality for the Korean police SWAT units - Focused on the Development and the Fitting Evaluation of the BDU -
Son-Hee Kim, Yeon-Sil Moon, Eun-Kyong Kim
Dept. of Fashion Design, Kimpo College, Dept. of Clothing & Textiles, Ewha Womans University
ABSTRACT
The objective of the study was to design a Battle Dress Uniform(BDU with improved motional flexibility, body fit, and protectiveness to cope with the special operational environment of the subjects. For this purpose, the researcher conducted a questionnaire survey on 92 male members of Special Weapon Attack Team(SWAT units in a former study, and based on the results of the survey, made the two-piece and one- piece BDU samples to overcome the identified problems and inconveniences. The sample uniforms were designed ergonomically from five aspects. Subsequentlv, the new BDU was compared with the current operational uniform in terms of outward appearance(design and fit), motional flexibility, and suitability for field activities. The samples were evaluated by 5 SWAT members as subjects and 8 graduate school students majoring in clothing and textiles as experts. According to the results, the two-piece and one-piece samples gained higher scores than the existing operational uniform in terms of outward appearance(design and fitness) and motional flexibility, and the one-piece sample was preferred with regard to fit when worn by the subjects with their full kit for field operations. That is, the one-piece sample appeared to be more suited to the special work environment of SWAT and to be more functional in terms of ease of putting on and taking off, motional flexibility, body fit and protectiveness than the current operational uniform(two-piece type).
Keywords: 경찰특공대, Special Weapon Attack Team, 작전복, Battle Dress Uniform, 패턴개발, Pattern Development, 착의평가, Fitting Evaluation
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