By Radhika DCS-07

Contents• Smart Fabrics• Smart Fabrics in Electronics• Smart Fabric heater• Wireless Fabric Keyboard• Wearable Electronic Textiles• Sun Protective Clothing• Pressure Sensors• Smart Shirt Architecture• Computers development• Computer comfort• Intelligent textiles• Characteristics of Smart Fibers• Futuristic Fashions• Merits and Demerits of Smart Fabric

Smart fabric is a phenomenon that entails merging computer components seamlessly into ordinary clothing. manufacturers use various conductive textiles, data and power distribution as well as sensing circuitry.There are various techniques used to build circuits from commercially available fabrics, yarns, fasteners and components.Smart fabrics are fabrics that can change or react automatically to their surroundings. These response could be thermal, chemical, mechanical, electric, magnetic or from other source. Smart fabrics are being developed by scientist not only keep you warm but also cool, dry, moisturised and free of bacteria, odour and stains while measuring your heart rate.These components may range from microcontrollers to sensors and actuators.

Smart Fabrics

Artificial Horizon.

Direction Finding Low Radar Cross Section Antenna systems.

Smart Fabrics in Electronics

Collapsible Impulse Radiating Antenna.

Smart Fabric heater

works on demand - heating is activated under pressure

Wireless Fabric Keyboard• The Wireless Fabric Keyboard provides a 63-key QWERTY layout

and has a footprint of 306mm.• The only control is a power on/off button.• First we have to press quite hard on the slightly raised 'keys' to

get a result, which is signalled by an audible click.• battery life -10 hours.

Wearable Electronic TextilesWearable electronic textiles are often controlled by soft

switches which are sewn into products using printing, coating and embroidery.

Switches are washable and durable.It will eventually be incorporated into interior textiles to

control lighting, appliances, TVs and stereos.They can be used to dial telephones, pager messages and

control music from MP3 players.

Music jacket

Sun Protective Clothing Sun protective

clothing is clothing specifically designed for sun protection and is produced from a fabric rated for its level of ultraviolet (UV) protection.

This technique is often used as swimwear for children.

some textiles and fabrics employed in the use of sun protective clothing may be pre-treated with UV inhibiting ingredients during manufacture to enhance their UV blocking capacity.

Some hats and umbrellas, particularly for children may also use this technique.

Pressure SensorsA pressure sensor measures pressure, typically of gases or liquids Pressure is an expression of the force required to stop a fluid from expanding, and is usually stated in terms of force per unit areaPressure sensors are used for control and monitoring in thousands of everyday applications. Pressure sensors can also be used to indirectly measure other variables such as fluid/gas flow, speed, water level, and altitude. Pressure sensors can vary drastically in technology, design, performance, application suitability and cost.

Smart Shirt Architecture

Electronic devices Heart rate Breathing Body temperature Electrocardiogram Voice Weave with optical

fibers net

Computers development

Past times

Today reality

Computer comfort

Hard computers

hard

stiff

thick

Textile computers softflexiblethin

Intelligent textiles Sensitive to external

fields (ph, radiation,

electric, magnetic,

mechanical fields). PASIVE Changing properties

(usually form) as

response to external field changes

ACTIVE

electrochromic

photochromic

Characteristics of Smart Fibers

LightDurableWashableVersatileBlend with human tissueCommunicate,Locate and Monitor

Lightthus portable

SoftUpto 0.6mm thickPowered by

Parent deviceMobile technology cellsLuminous fibresHuman muscle movt

Flexible Some are 100% fabric

No wires/lumps’foldable’, ’creasable’

Durable

Can be crumpled /compressed (driven over)Pierce resistant Water proofCan handle extreme conditions

Washable

Dry cleanable Applicable in various garments

NylonDenimWoolSiliconCottonPolyesterPlastics

Versatile

Enables the creation of touchpads with any number of controls In any layoutSupports gesture controls& Scroll functions

Lit fabrics 256 spectrum of colors

Blend with human tissue

BCI(Brain Computer Interface)

A brain–computer interface (BCI), often called a mind-machine interface (MMI)

BCIs are often directed at assisting, augmenting, or repairing human cognitive or sensory-motor functions.

Communicate, Locate & Monitor

Army, Police, disaster response unitsCommunication systemsGPS systemsMonitoring systemsExoskeleton

Giving more stabilityIncrease power by 25 – 35%

Carry wounded soldierPlatform for more/heavier weapons

Enhanced armoursLighterstronger

Futuristic fashionsClothing

CarnivoreConcerts

Personal accessoriesPursesBags...

FurnitureLoose covers

Security & emergency Rd constructionPolice, fire brigaders, paramedics...

Merits of smart fabrics Integratable with fabric/human body

Cotton, Polyester, Nylon, etcWashableBCIs & Exoskeletons

Color changeSet to display the 256 spectrum

Seeable from a distantPolice & emergency servicesConstruction

Tracking/communication systemsArmy, police etcwildlife

Monitoring systemsArmyPatientsSpace explorers & touristsWildlife

Demerits of Smart Fabrics

Some of the demerits are as followsCharged & rechargedBulkyyet to be commercially realisedNeed a battery packExpensive

BCI