Design and Development of Automated Mannequin

Abstract

Mannequin” is an old invention. It entered garments industry in 1950s and revolutionized marketing techniques in garments industry. It had two major impacts on garments industry: 1. A Dressmaker's assistant who wears new costumes to display them for sale in dressmaking houses 2. An attention seeker Its current role in garments industry is completely different from its initial role i.e. just a decoration item and it is the reason why it is not playing any role in garments industry. We have made a robotic mannequin, one compatible with current era of technology so that it can again play its role in garments industry and it once again revolutionizes marketing techniques in garments industry. We have made it an attention seeker to fulfill marketing needs of garments and fashion industry. After doing a detailed research and study we have installed 5 independent actuators in 5 different joints thus giving it 5 DOF. It has following joints:  Right Shoulder joint  Left shoulder joint  Right wrist joint  Left wrist joint  Pelvis joint Mannequin is a highly customizable product and market needs customized product designed for that particular place. Keeping this all in mind, Degrees of Freedom on mannequin can vary. We expect that this product will fulfill marketing needs of garments and fashion industry and this mannequin will contribute to its fullest to garments and fashion industry. The present invention relates to a mannequin that is to be installed in a show window, at a point of sale, in the vicinity of merchandises or the like, and particularly to a mannequin having a automated joints installed in the arms, etc. of the mannequin