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Smart Textiles & Wearable Technologies
Priti Veja PhD Design Research student – woven electronic textiles
Supervisor: Dr Sharon Baurley
Overview
•Brief insight into smart textiles and wearable technologies •Significance of this work on future products and concepts (sports, health & well being orientated) •Heightening awareness to inspire new work within the field and widen potential applications
Main textile application sectors
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What are smart textiles?
= textile foundation + additional built in functions
Flexible Insulation Protection Tactile Aesthetic Reproducible resource ...
Chemical treatments Performance (lighter, stronger, etc.) Colour & design Combination fibres Integrated technology ...
Inherent qualities Engineered &
designed qualities
Smart textiles high performance textiles
Textile performance codes
Organic Recycled Eco-friendly finishing
Garment washable
Responsible production
Wind-proof
Chlorine resistant
Naturally stretch
Mono-stretch Bi-stretch Easy-care Fast drying fabric
Water-repellent Water-proof Breathable-waterproof
Breathing Double-face Climatic
Thermal Stain-resistance
Anti-UV Anti-bacterial
High-resistance
Reflecting
The Première Vision Performance Codes are registered trademarks. Worldwide rights reserved©.
http://www.premierevision.com/en/The-PV/Performance-Codes *The Première Vision Performance Codes are registered trademarks. Worldwide rights reserved©.
Sports performance fabrics
www.gooseuk.com www.talk2myshirt.com/blog/archives/4478
www.kerriwallace.com
http://ripcurl.eu/index.php?id=879,1122,0,0,1,0&highlight=h-bomb http://www.speedo.co.uk/en_uk/infoadvice_1/infoadvice/fastskinlzrracerelite2/fastskin3technologiespg.html www.skins.net/en-GB/index.aspx
Smart textiles
Van Langenhove, L., Hertleer, C., Catrysse, M., Puers, R., Van Egmond, H. & Matthijs, D. (eds) 2004, Smart Textiles cited in Lymeris, A.;Rossi,D. De., Wearable eHealth systems for personalised health management : state of the art and future challenges, IOS Press, Amsterdam.
‘Passive Smart’ – those that can sense ‘Active Smart ‘– those that can sense and react ‘Very Smart Textiles ‘– those that can sense, react and adapt
Key functions in wearable technology
Sensors
Data processing
Actuators
Storage
Communication
E-textiles
Textiles + Electronics = E-textiles
Constructed textiles •Woven •Knitted •Non-woven Applied embellishments •Printed •Embroidered
INTEGRATION
Ultimate e-textile
Flexible substrate
Soft circuit
Desirable
Integrated technology
Collaborative design
E-Textiles Properties
Interactive
Constructed
Second skin
Unobtrusive
Innovative tactility
Reactive
Responsive
Sense
Light weight Transmit
Value Multi
functional
Durable Adaptive
Robust
Fibre combination
Fabric based computation
E-textiles research
Research Labs
EU Funded Research
Commercial
Groups
STretchable ELectronics for Large Area applications
Lumalive light emitting textiles
www.wearable.ethz.ch/research/groups/textiles www.stella-project.de/Objectives/tabid/53/Default.aspx www.research.philips.com/newscenter/pictures/lve-photext.html
www.ccm.ece.vt.edu/etextiles http://faculty.design.umn.edu/dunne/ www.media.mit.edu
Wearable technologies
www.adidas.com/uk/micoach/#GearIntelligentApparel/mds/modgr
http://nikeplus.nike.com/plus/
www.numetrex.com/
Wearable technologies
www.fashioningtech.com/profiles/blogs/nike-fuelband-vs-jawbone-up-vs-fitbit-ultra http://memoto.com/
www.google.com/glass/start/how-to-get-one/
Wearable technologies
www.artcopycode.com
Health – diagnosis, monitoring & treatment
www.sensimed.ch
www.smartlifetech.com www.wealthy-ist.com
Icedot – crash sensor system
https://icedot.org
Cycling wearable lighting
http://mdcinteriors.blogspot.co.uk/2012/05/cycel-making-night-cycling-safer.html www.fashioningtech.com/profiles/blogs/pedal-pusher-a-stylish www.angellamackey.ca/pages/photos www.fastcoexist.com/1681486/shine-bright-in-the-night-with-this-led-infused-cycling-jacket#1
Wearable electronics substrates
http://research.nokia.com/news/9510
www.stella-project.de/Objectives/tabid/53/Default.aspx
www.mc10inc.com/
Materials innovation
www.fabricanltd.com/
www.symbiotica.uwa.edu.au/residents/catts http://biocouture.co.uk www.irisvanherpen.com/haute-couture#crystallization