Your article reminded me of my attempt in a third grant from NSF, and developing further at a conference at FIU. Unfortunately It was too ahead of time. Academia loved me, but the industry did not and I did not have the power on my own to continue.

1992 - "A 3-D/4-D Computerized Model for Human-Machine Integration in Apparel Manufacturing Engineering" NSF-SBIR #9161096. Stylometrics™: links style creation/pattern engineering in databases.

1992, Willett, S., "Human-Machine Integration to Achieve Lean Production in Apparel Design and Manufacturing" Apparel Manufacturing Improvement Conference, Florida International University