Banca de DEFESA: LUCAS GOMES MIRANDA BISPO

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STUDENT : LUCAS GOMES MIRANDA BISPO
DATE: 02/03/2021
TIME: 14:00
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TITLE:

Military police uniform: adequability, functionality and ergonometry.

KEY WORDS:

Military Textile. Uniform. Clothing Ergonomics. Comfort. Characterization.

PAGES: 129
BIG AREA: Engenharias
AREA: Engenharia Química
SUBÁREA: Tecnologia Química
SPECIALTY: Têxteis
SUMMARY:

Clothing aimed at professionals for carrying out their labor activities is called uniform. In the
case of military clothing, it is the official symbol and representation of soldiers in the armed
forces, expressing the values, tradition, hierarchy and discipline in each of the institutions, as
in the Military Police. Military clothing must to perform the following main objectives to the
users: protection from external factors, functionality for tasks and identification; but also
provide comfort. Due to its importance, there are scientific efforts in studies focused on this
theme, mainly in the institutions of the armed forces. However, there are few studies on the
functionality and comfort of uniforms used by the Military Police. This fact fosters a scenario
of scarcity of knowledge about the characteristics of structural and ergonomic attributes of these
uniforms, and their relationship in the different situations experienced by the PMs (climate,
social and work performance). Therefore, this research aims to characterize the structural,
colorimetric and mechanical properties of the Military Police uniforms in the Brazilian states
Minas Gerais (MG), Rio Grande do Norte (RN) and Santa Catarina (SC), investigating how
suitable they are for conjuncture of the PM's work activities, and to analyze the perception of
the military police in the state of RN. For this, several tests were carried out on specimens from
each state to characterize the structural, colorimetric and mechanical properties; and PMRN
agents were interviewed using a self-administered questionnaire to investigate the perception
of comfort, protection and satisfaction of their uniforms. As a result, it was possible to verify
structural similarity between the PMMG and PMSC uniforms, and some significant differences
regarding the PMRN uniform; in the behavior of the tissues in the mechanical properties, the
PMRN uniform obtained greater resistance and elongation; and the satisfactory performance in
dry fastness and dry friction and unsatisfactory in wet friction fastness for the three uniforms.
From the perspective of PMRN agents, they reported feeling dissatisfied and unprotected with
the current uniform, having a negative perception in most aspects of comfort, protection and
satisfaction. Such results demonstrate that these garments are closer to conventional fabrics,
and cannot be considered technical textiles and also do not meet the demands of the PM.
Regarding the specific uniform of the PMRN, it is possible to indicate that it is not yet adequate
and does not have functionalities, and that there is a need for further studies and improvements
to meet these aspects and ergonomic requirements.

BANKING MEMBERS:
Presidente - 2239386 - JOSE IVAN DE MEDEIROS
Interno - 3217842 - MARCOS SILVA DE AQUINO
Externo à Instituição - JOÃO BATISTA DA SILVA