Smart Garment Design 2. Applications Sungmin Kim SEOUL NATIONAL UNIVERSITY Health Care Heart Sensing Bra NuMetrex (USA) Uses electronic modules and silver coated electrodes to pick up a person s heart rate Transmits the data to a watch worn on the wrist A comfortable way to wear a heart rate monitor Flexible heart sensing fibers are knitted directly into the fabric of the garment No hard plastic belt to strap around the chest 2
Health Care Biosensor Underwear University of California, Sandiego (USA) Printed Biosensors allow continuous biomedical monitoring outside hospitals The aim is to enable constant monitoring of blood pressure and heart rate Carbon electrodes array was printed directly onto the elastic bands of men's underwear The tight contact and direct exposure to the skin allows monitoring of numerous biomedical signals 3 Health Care Smart Shirt Hexoskin (USA) Able to track the wearer's heart rate, breathing rate and volume even in sleep Uses a small device that slips into a pouch on the shirt which is connected to smart phones 30 hours of battery life supported 4
Health Care Smart Sock Owlet Care (USA) A monitor for babies that uses the same pulse oximetry technology used in hospitals Monitors heart rate to make sure the little one's breathing and sleep has been uninterrupted Ideal remote monitoring set-up during the night 5 Health Care Belty Emiota (France) Smart wearable belt that tracks wellness and comfort of the wearer built-in pedometer, activity monitoring, waistline trend analysis, Features an actuator that can increase the wearer s comfort throughout the day Automatically loosen the belt as the wearer sits and tighten the belt as the wearer stands Signals the wearer, if inactive for a certain period of time, to stretch and take a break from work 6
Sports Smart Running Shoes Nike+ (USA) Come with a sensor that tracks your run, then sends the data to your ipod It has its own social network and can tweet and post a status report on Facebook 7 Athos Gear MAD Apparel (USA) Smart clothing to unlock peak performance Garment contain seamlessly integrated, non-adhesive biosignal sensors Shirt (12 EMG (Electromyography), 2 Heart Rate), Pants : (8 EMG, 4 Heart Rate) Engineered with versatile compression material with sweat-wicking technology Sports 8
Sports Lumo Run Shorts Lumo Bodytech (USA) Filled with sensors capable of tracking running metrics including Cadence, bounce, ground contact time, braking, pelvic rotation and stride length Offer real-time audio feedback via the app and your headphones. 9 Sports Radiate Shirt Thermalvision (USA) Changes color as the wearer's muscles get hot Wearers would be able to see in their reflections where they are working on their bodies 10
Sports PoloTech Shirt Ralph Lauren and OM Signal (USA) Monitors the wearer's heart and breathing rate using bio-sensing silver wiring The shirt offers feedback via phone or tablet to push more or less 11 Sports Hot Pants Adidas (Germany) Tailor made battery powered heating trousers for GB cycling team Heat up to warm the legs of the athletes ahead of exercise Allows muscles to reach an efficient 38 degrees Celsius in less time 12
Sports Running Socks Sensoria (USA) Connected socks aim to track its wearer's runs in detail Offers information on pace, distance and time as well as running style Helps users run with better form, which can lead to faster times and a reduced risk of injury Feature three textile pressure sensors All the number crunching is done by a unit that clips onto the top of the sock The data is shown up in an app dashboard 13 Entertainment Locked ON Think Geek (USA) Proximity Sensing Shirt The shirt is constantly scanning for another just like it Signals when the two come in range (a few meters) 'Nerds of a feather flock together' 14
Rock Guitar & Drum Shirt Think Geek (USA) Entertainment Real playable t-shirt based electric guitar and drum Mini guitar amp speaker and drum module clips to the waist belt Electronic components are easily removed from the shirt for washing 15 Hi-Call Bluetooth Talking Glove Hi-Fun (Italy) Communication A glove that allows you to use your hand like a telephone handset Offers vibration alert whenever someone calls you 16
Communication Mobile Lorm Glove Design Research Lab (Germany) Communication glove for deaf-blind persons Lorm is the name of hands-on signing tactile language A blind person receives the message created with finger signs on the back of his or her hand 17 Fashion Smart Leggings LikeaGlove (Israel) Intelligently measures the wearer's shape so they can shop for the ideal sized clothes The leggings work with smartphone app to filter clothing that are available in the wearer's size Makes shopping easier by getting the correct size every time 18
Fashion NFC Suit Samsung (Korea) Button type NFC (near field communication) device Lets the wearer... Unlock their phone Swap business cards digitally Set gadgets to office and drive modes 19 Safety CO 2 Dress Diffus (Denmark) Runway debut in Bright Green Expo in Copenhagen Visualizes the level of CO 2 in the air in real-time, using over 100 flickering LED lights A microprocessor and CO 2 sensor are worn in the hair of the model 20
Safety EPA Dress Stephanie Sandstrom (USA) Wrinkles when the air quality is poor Embedded sensor translate the quality of surrounding atmosphere into wrinkles in the fabric. 21 Safety Color-Changing Dress Dahea Sun (UK) Indicates rain ph Dyed with water-soluble pigments in red cabbages, blackberries and eggplant, which act as ph indicator Changes from palest lavender to violet to a vivid pink to indicate air quality at a glance Wearers can upload color changes to a database, showing air quality trends on a global scale. 22
Aegis Jacket Niewe Heren (Netherlands) Windproof, waterproof, and breathable Built-in electronic air sensor detects the six most common air pollutants The jacket warn the wearer to strap on a respirator using LED lights when the air quality is poor Integrated respirator is fitted with a carbon cloth to filter gases, vapors and particle pollution Surface of the fabric releases oxidizers into the air when hit by UV light Effectively destroys any airborne pollutant that touches it. Safety 23 GO Utility Vest & Solar Jacket Experimental Silvr Lining (USA) It looks a little ridiculous with big solar panels on each pocket but it s not cheap It represents the future of smart clothing It will keep you warm and dry while charging your gadgets 24
Experimental BLU Jacket Lunar Design (USA) A futuristic concept that could make walking billboards a reality Use of a GPS module and e-paper If someone asks you directions, you could project a map onto your jacket s flexible display It could display your mood throughout the day It could display photos, video and even advertisements 25 Experimental Smart Baby Hat Neopenda (USA) Vital signs monitor fitted inside a hat for newborn babies. Measures temperature, heart rate, respiratory rate and blood oxygen saturation Up to 24 baby hats can be wirelessly synced to one tablet via Bluetooth Doctors and nurses can check up on the vital signs of the whole room at a glance and get alerts 26
Experimental Gigabyte Shirt NASA (USA) Copper oxide resistive switching memory for e-textile Transforms fabrics into huge storage arrays potentially transforming a simple shirt into a Giga or even Terra Byte storage medium First experimental woven data arrays have been able to store data for about 115 days The memory can be refreshed before the data vanish Cleaning garments in future will have two dimensions One to get the dirt off and another to clear up and refresh the data deep inside the fabric 27 Experimental EPOC Neuro Headset Emotiv (USA) A high resolution, neuro-signal acquisition and processing wireless neuroheadset Uses a set of sensors to tune into electric signals produced by the brain The headset can detect... Emotions. facial expressions and cognitive actions like pushing and pulling objects 28
Experimental Smart Posture Suspenders Tobias Sonne (Carnegie Mellon University) Maltreating the spine and muscles leads to long-term back pain, headache and more The prime suspect for all this pain is slouching, hanging around over prolonged time in a bad posture Uses stripes of conductive stretch fabric attached to a normal pair of suspenders Uses a vibration motor for the posture alert 29 Bionic Bra Experimental The University of Wollongong (Austrailia) A smart bra that can offer support when needed and loosen for comfort at other times Able to tighten and loosen automatically allowing it to offer more support or breath room 30
E-Traces Lesia Trubat Gonzalez (Spain) Experimental Captures the movements of the dancers' feet using pressure sensors and accelerometer Signals are send wirelessly to smart phone phone. Source of inspiration 31 Experimental XelfleX Cambridge Consultants (UK) A novel smart textile that turns garments into active motion sensors Uses fibre-optic sensors and low-cost impulse radar. Bending the fibre results in increased scattering and reflection, which can then be measured. 32
Experimental T-ShirtOS CuteCircuit (UK) A wearable, sharable, programmable t-shirt. 32 32 grid of tiny LEDs acting as screen concealed underneath the fabric of the shirt Micro-camera, microphone, accelerometer, speakers and Internet connection via smart phone 33 EU Projects WEALTHY Health Monitoring System Based on textile sensors, advanced signal processing, and modern telecommunication system The focus areas were cardiac patients during rehabilitation Assist professional workers at and environmental and professional health risks Two types of sensors were developed for the integration in garments Lycra based fabric coated with carbon black and rubber for the recording of breathing rate Metal-based yarns for the monitoring of heart rate. 34
EU Projects My Heart Continuation of the WEALTHY Project To gain knowledge on health status of a large group of people The results were used to make diagnosis and to detect cardiovascular diseases A set of textile based sensor system were used Biotex Woven fabric with insulated copper wires as a temperature fabric. Press sensing matrix sensors for the recording of the heart rate and muscle activity An Extension of the WEALTHY and My Heart Project To create a garment that monitors biochemical parameters of the wearer Chemical and biosensors were integrated in textile structures Patches including textile sensors were used to measure different body fluids such as blood and sweat 35 EU Projects MERMOTH MEdical Remote Monitoring of clothes A similar project as WEALTHY Provides continuous ambulatory monitoring of patients in academic research. The objective was to design a combined textile, hardware and software architecture OFSETH Optical Fiber Sensors Embedded into technical Textile for Health-care Use of optical fiber sensing technologies for health monitoring Fibre Bragg Gratings sensors and near infrared spectroscopy Measurements of cardiac, respiratory rate, pulse oximetry Techniques were developed to process optical fibers together with textile yarns CONTEXT Continuous Monitoring of Individuals Contactless sensors were developed Measurement of muscle activity, heart rate signal Sensors were integrated into textile to realize a prototype of a wearable vest 36
ProeTEX Advanced e-textiles for Firefighters and Civilian Victims Aims to rescue firefighters and civil protection workers Used the the wireless monitoring of heart rate and temperature measurement The concept consists of a belt and a tight-fitting t-shirt and a wearable interface EU Projects 37 EU Projects ProfiTEX Increased Work Safety and Efficiency of Firefighters Continued work of the successful EU-funded project wearit@work. Provides mission-relevant information without overwhelming the fire fighter Firefighters can navigate in smoky environments using an infrared camera and the positioning system Localized information (e.g. door, victim) can be fed through garment-integrated interfacing device A security rope carried by fire fighters during a mission serves as a data cable 38
Safe@Sea Advanced Personal Protective Clothing for Fishing Industry Integration of 'state-of-the-art' materials and ICT solutions Significant increase in safety without reducing work performance EU Projects High-performance protective materials to realize a totally new protective clothing concept Improved buoyancy, thermal protection, tear and puncture resistance, head and hand protection Emergency warning and positioning systems 39 STELLA (STretchable Electronics for Large Area) A New Technology Platform for Electronic Circuit Development of stretchable electronic components EU Projects Sensors, actuators, display, switch, power supply using stretchable substrate and conductors Assembly technologies in stretchable substrates and final integration methods Can be used for a broad range of innovative products Functional clothes, healthcare, lifestyle, automotive, etc. 40
EU Projects Microflex MEMS Fabrication on Fabrics Fabrics present a very different substrate compared with a silicon wafer Rough, uneven surface with pilosity, limited compatibility with solvents and chemicals Aims to use standard printing techniques to deposit a range of custom inks Realize freestanding mechanical structures coupled with active films for sensing and actuating Medical Smart bandage, auto sterilization uniform, active monitoring underwear Transport Luminous cabin, smart driver seat, auto clean filters Workwear Danger warning workwear (heating suite, high visibility, gas sensing, temperature sensing, movement sensing, alarm sounder) Consumer Massage and cooling/heating armchair, surroundings customization 41 EU Projects DEPHOTEX (Development of Photovoltaic Textiles) Development of Flexible Photovoltaic Textiles Based on novel fibers with conductive properties as substrate of the structure 42