E-Knitted Textile with Polymer Optical Fibers for Friction and Pressure Monitoring in Socks

Autor: Guignier, Claire, Camillieri, Brigitte, Schmid, Michel, Rossi, René M., Bueno, Marie-Ange
Přispěvatelé: Laboratoire de Physique et Mécanique Textiles (LPMT), Université de Haute-Alsace (UHA) Mulhouse - Colmar (Université de Haute-Alsace (UHA))
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2019
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Zdroj: Sensors, Vol 19, Iss 13, p 3011 (2019)
Sensors (Basel, Switzerland)
Sensors
Volume 19
Issue 13
Sensors, MDPI, 2019, 19 (13), pp.3011. ⟨10.3390/s19133011⟩
ISSN: 1424-8220
DOI: 10.3390/s19133011⟩
Popis: The objective of this paper is to study the ability of polymer optical fiber (POF) to be inserted in a knitted fabric and to measure both pressure and friction when walking. Firstly, POF, marketed and in development, have been compared in terms of the required mechanical properties for the insertion of the fiber directly into a knitted fabric on an industrial scale, i.e. elongation, bending rigidity, and minimum bending radius before plastic deformation. Secondly, the chosen optical fiber was inserted inside several types of knitted fabric and was shown to be sensitive to friction and compression. The knitted structure with the highest sensitivity has been chosen for sock prototype manufacturing. Finally, a feasibility study with an instrumented sock showed that it is possible to detect the different phases of walking in terms of compression and friction.
Databáze: OpenAIRE
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