Determination of total comfort of sport caps using wear trials

Abstract

[Excerpt] The cap is a very popular product among young people. Previous studies regarding the production system and appearance of the product were conducted, however there is little research concerning their comfort. The total comfort is classified into 4 basic groups as thermo-physiological comfort, sensorial comfort, psychological comfort and ergonomic comfort. This paper is part of an ongoing research aiming to establish a comprehension about function and comfort characteristics for sports caps, in this specific case using male volunteers. In this part of the study, ten models of caps of different types of raw materials, construction and structure levels were manufactured and afterwards submitted to perception tests of comfort by ten male volunteers. [...]