Automated design of tapestry fabrics of new structures

Relevant scientifi c and practical task of textile industry is the development of the assortment of modern furniture and decorative fabrics, reducing the time of their introduction into production. The purpose of this research is the automation of the processes of fabrics designing, in whose structure tapestry weaves both classic and rotated 90 º are used. Based on the analysis of the results of earlier studies, a new software product is developed. It allows to calculate the runner length's value of the warp threads of tapestry fabric depending on the structural characteristics, to visualize the appearance of the surface layer in order to select some weaving effects for color fragments of jacquard pattern, to correct characteristics of the fabric to get the required appearance and alignment of the runner length. Industrial testing of the developed software product showed the effi ciency of its using for optimization of structures and color designs of jacquard fabrics of any raw material content, produced on looms and jacquard machines of various designs, including the electronically controlled.