Design of Performance Characteristics on Laser Treated Denim Fabric

Abstract

The current paper covers an experimental study, mathematical modelling, and design optimization of the laser treatment process of denim fabrics. Laser fading is used in the finishing phase of garment production, unfortunately, it decreases fabric durability. Denim fabric is known as a cotton fabric but nowadays it is blended with other fibres to improve fabric properties. For this reason, the main purpose of this study was to test multicomponent fabric longevity after laser treatment. The knowledge from this study is used by garment production company. The tear force, abrasion resistance, and colour difference are considered as performance characteristics of laser treated denim fabrics subjected to maximization. To achieve the goals, novel, mathematical models were developed. In the preliminary tests, the design space was determined. The full factorial design of experiments was utilized in the experimental study and the values of the performance characteristics are measured. Based on the results of the experimental study the artificial neural network and Haar wavelet based mathematical models were developed to predict the behaviour of the tear force, abrasion resistance, and colour difference. The artificial intelligence-based multicriteria design optimization procedure is developed.

Keywords

• laser treated denim fabrics
• artificial neural network
• multicriteria optimization
• wavelet method