Application of Neural Network to Identification of Young Females´ Body Type

MTM (made to measure) is a new manufacturing trend in which mass-market products (e.g. apparel) are quickly modified one at a time based on customers´ needs. It is an effective competing strategy to maximize customers´ satisfaction and minimizing inventory costs. To satisfy the need for body type analysis in MTM, an artificial neural network BP algorithm is used to simulate the experience and technology of fashion designers and then a model is established to identify body type. The model, which realizes auto-mapping from body data to specific estimation, has high precision. The result indicates that the model satisfies the need for body analysis in MTM.