3. INTRODUCTION
Smart textiles represent the next generation of fibers, fabrics
and articles produced from them .
They can be described as textile materials that think for
themselves, for example through the incorporation of
electronic devices or smart materials.
Many smart textiles already feature in advanced types of
clothing, principally for protection and safety .
4. Definition of smart textile
Smart textiles are defined as textiles that can sense and react
to environmental conditions or stimuli from mechanical,
thermal, chemical, electrical or magnetic sources.
Classification of smart textiles
Passive Smart Textiles.
Active Smart Textiles.
Ultra Smart Textiles.
5. Passive Smart Textile
Passive Smart textile is the first generations of smart
textiles, which can only sense the environmental
conditions.
Active Smart Textile
Active Smart Textile is the second generation which has
both actuators and sensors. Active Smart textiles are shape
memory, water-resistant, chameleonic, and vapor
permeable heat storage, thermo regulated, vapor
absorbing, and heat evolving fabric.
6. Ultra Smart Textile
It is also known as Very smart textile. It is the third
generation of smart textiles, which can sense, react and
adopt themselves to environmental conditions. A very
smart textile essentially consists of a unit, which works
like the brain, with cognition, reasoning and activating
capacities.
7. Some characteristics of fibers used in
smart textile
It should have high strength.
It should be high chemical and combustion-resistant
organic fiber.
It should be high modulus organic fiber.
It can be Ultra-fine and novelty fiber.
It should be high performance inorganic fiber.
9. The smart textile has five functions to
complete its full works
Sensors: It capture parameter from the environment.
Data Processing: It is required when active processing is
necessary.
Actuators: It respond by the resulting function of sensor.
Stimulation: It is found from the environment.
Giving Response: From the actuators it gives response.
10. Importance of smart textile
Smart Textiles are becoming internationally a dynamic
innovation for textile sector.
For textile sector smart textiles, is promoting a good
strengthen position internationally and create new job
opportunities for the poor people.
Smart textile is a new field to spread knowledge to
develop through textile material and textile processes.
Textile is a material close to the human being and it is a
natural carrier of technology. So smart textile can easily
contribute for the upcoming textile sector.
13. Some Re known Company That Produce Smart Textile
Hovding:
It is a collar worn around the
neck and the collar contains an
airbag that the user will only see
when there is an accident.
The airbag is shaped like a
hood, surrounding and
protecting the bicyclist’s head.
The trigger mechanism is
controlled by sensors,
accelerometers and gyros that
pick up and reacts on abnormal
movements.
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14. MOON BERLIN
Moon Berlin is a German fashion
company based in Berlin with the
main idea to combine light technique
with high fashion to create dynamic
light and shadow effects.
The collection is made in
cooperation with Stretchable Circuit
and a DAAN design studios.
15. UTOPE
Utope is a Austrian company
creating smart clothing products by
integrating wearable electronic
systems into urban wear.
Their only launched product so far
is The Keep Safe Backpack
including an alarm system based on
stretchable electronic system
developed by Fraunhofer IZM and a
lightning jacket.
The alarm system monitors all
pockets and if they are opened
unwanted there an alarm tone and a
visual signal of red light will warn
the user.
16. WarmX
WarmX is a manufacturer and
distributor of heated knitted
underwear system. The company
has an own worldwide-patented
technology for heating textiles
called warm X-technology.
The underwear is knitted with
silver coated fibers in the trunk and
neck areas and a battery mounted on
the waist supplies the power
17. MORITZ WALDEMEYER
Moritz Waldemeyer is a British/
German designer and engineer
whose work is fusing technology,
art, fashion and design.
Waldemeyer collaborates with
many of the top architects, artists
and fashion and designer such as
Ron Arad, Rihanna Hussein
Chalayan. As a part of the Olympic
closing ceremony Waldemeyer
conceived a collection of LED
embedded carnival costumes.
The LED formed lights moving
simultaneously with the music.