Complex criterion for computer aided textileles design

The purpose of the paper is to describe the construction of utility value U based criterion suitable for expressing pseudodistance in the area of computer aided textile design. The possibility to use of this approach for evaluation of generalized distance between properties of target fabrics and properties of fabrics created by computer aided textile design will be discussed. The application of U and corresponding pseudodistance is demonstrated on the example of characterization of the effect of catalysts on the quality of crease resistant finished fabrics under laboratory conditions. The target fabric was selected according to the requirements to minimize the influence of finishing on the loss of mechanical properties and surfaeabrasion on one hand and improve the recovery angles on the other hand. The program complex written in MATLAB is briefly mentioned.