Sensors Almost anything can be measured Model of the system Intelligence Flower-pot sensor humidity temperature light request for attention

Almost anything can be measured

Model of the system

Intelligence

Flower-pot sensor

humidity

temperature

light

request for attention

Actuation Information processing is easy alarms, entertainment, communication, etc. Simple electric control Mechanical systems are difficult Robotics

Information processing is easy

alarms, entertainment, communication, etc.

Simple electric control

Mechanical systems are difficult

Robotics

Smart clothing and wearable technology

What are wearable technology and smart clothing ? Convergence products of Textile and ICT industries How to improve the functions of a garment? bring new functions to a garment? design the garment so that it can incorporate electronics? design electronics that is embedded into a garment? technology is used?

Convergence products of Textile and ICT industries

How to

improve the functions of a garment?

bring new functions to a garment?

design the garment so that it can incorporate electronics?

design electronics that is embedded into a garment?

technology is used?

Continuum wearable technology smart clothing intelligent textiles information appliances ICT Textile

Wearable technology Gadgets that have no use unless worn Typically information processing, sensors, displays, communication Context dependent data, time, place, user Heart beat monitor, health monitors, medical measurement devices, etc.

Gadgets that have no use unless worn

Typically information processing, sensors, displays, communication

Context dependent data, time, place, user

Heart beat monitor, health monitors, medical measurement devices, etc.

Swimmers distance meter Clothing+ swimmers distance meter Typical design cheap sensors novel signal processing algorithms implementation on a micro controller small display, few buttons injection molded enclosure Calculates the direction of movement of a swimmer using magnetic sensors and signal processing Good results, commercial product 2 MSc. thesis: algorithms and HW

Clothing+ swimmers distance meter

Typical design

cheap sensors

novel signal processing algorithms

implementation on a micro controller

small display, few buttons

injection molded enclosure

Calculates the direction of movement of a swimmer using magnetic sensors and signal processing

Good results, commercial product

2 MSc. thesis: algorithms and HW

Smart clothing Clothing with enhanced functionality Enhanced basic functions protection looks pockets Additional functions communication measurements etc.

Clothing with enhanced functionality

Enhanced basic functions

protection

looks

pockets

Additional functions

communication

measurements

etc.

Electrically heated clothing Technologies Enabling Smart Clothing - project Research on usability of electric heating in garments usability technologies energy balance effect on sweating measures temperature humidity power consumption controls heating Please, don’t laugh.

Technologies Enabling Smart Clothing - project

Research on usability of electric heating in garments

usability

technologies

energy balance

effect on sweating

measures

temperature

humidity

power consumption

controls heating

Intelligent textiles Functional textile materials, smart materials No (electronic) information processing Phase change materials, color changing materials, micro porous matarials, bioactive materials Use also as components for sensors actuators information transfer, wires, antennas

Functional textile materials, smart materials

No (electronic) information processing

Phase change materials, color changing materials, micro porous matarials, bioactive materials

Use also as components for

sensors

actuators

information transfer, wires, antennas

Wearable user interfaces Information appliance can be used as a user interface to a wearable system Includes a display, keyboard, local communication link Often has a internet communication link Programmable Resources in the appliance Tools available People available E.g. as an interface to medical sensors embedded into clothing

Information appliance can be used as a user interface to a wearable system

Includes a display, keyboard, local communication link

Often has a internet communication link

Programmable

Resources in the appliance

Tools available

People available

E.g. as an interface to medical sensors embedded into clothing

Promising field of application Promising field of application for smart clothing and wearable technology is Physiological measurements Medical applications Elderly care Sports Health and fitness

Promising field of application for smart clothing and wearable technology is

Physiological measurements

Medical applications

Elderly care

Sports

Health and fitness

Placement of sensors Smart clothing is an exellent place to put sensors Application and context dependent data User interfaces / autonomic measurements implanted swallowed on skin In clothing, worn In touch, chair, floor, bed Portable device In a room, car Outside Measurement of the user Measurement of the environment Placement clothing interior textiles

Smart clothing is an exellent place to put sensors

Application and context dependent data

User interfaces / autonomic measurements

implanted

swallowed

on skin

In clothing, worn

In touch, chair, floor, bed

Portable device

In a room, car

Outside