Fashion and technology may seem to be two separate fields, but lately, various innovations have brought them closer together and related to each other. Their linking has contributed to the development of wearables, particularly of smart garments. Sensorized smart garments are systems that integrate electronics into clothing to perform physiological signal monitoring and health monitoring; such integration requires techniques so that the components of electronics can merge with the softness of fabrics, creating a result that is as unobtrusive to movements as possible. Smart textiles make a huge contribution in this process; they consist in fibers and fabrics treated with peculiar methods to become conductive and therefore create electronic components that are flexible and washable; however, the challenge remains of finding innovative interface between this area of expertise and rigid parts that are specific of the technological field and that can’t be converted into textile yet. Myoray is a case study created as an attempt to respond to this challenge. The project features a pair of sensorized shorts that perform surface electromyography (sEMG); it takes inspiration from mechanisms typical of the clothing field, specifically mountaineering, to create an innovative and intuitive method of connecting electronic components with the flexible garment. The result is a wearable system that is both functional and unobtrusive, crafted through manufacturing methods typical of the tailoring field, but joining technical components. It responds to the demand for seamless systems and forecasts a future where body monitoring is as comfortable as a pair of fitness shorts.
Fashion e tecnologia potrebbero sembrare due ambiti separati, ma negli ultimi tempi, varie innovazioni li hanno portati ad essere più vicini e legati tra loro. Il loro collegamento ha contribuito allo sviluppo dei dispositivi indossabili, in particolare degli indumenti intelligenti. Gli indumenti sensorizzati intelligenti sono sistemi che integrano l'elettronica nell'abbigliamento per eseguire il monitoraggio di segnali fisiologici del corpo e monitorare la salute; tale integrazione richiede delle tecniche adatte per cui i componenti elettronici possano unirsi nella morbidezza dei tessuti, creando un risultato il meno ostruttivo possibile per i movimenti. I tessili intelligenti danno un enorme contributo a questo processo; essi consistono in fibre e stoffe trattate con metodi particolari per renderle conduttive e quindi adatte a crearci dei componenti elettronici che sono flessibili e lavabili; tuttavia, la sfida rimane nel trovare interfacce innovative tra questo ambito specifico e le parti rigide, appartenenti alll'ambito tecnologico, che non possono ancora essere convertite in forma tessile. Myoray è un caso studio nato come tentativo di rispondere a questa sfida. Il progetto consiste in un paio di pantaloncini sensorizzati che eseguono l'elettromiografia di superficie (sEMG); esso prende ispirazione da meccanismi tipici dell'ambito di abbigliamento, in particolare quello dell'alpinismo, per creare un metodo innovativo e intuitivo per connettere i componenti elettronici con l'indumento flessibile. Il risultato è un sistema indossabile che è sia funzionale che non ostruttivo, realizzato con metodi di manifattura tipici della sartoria, ma unendovi componenti tecnici. Risponde alla richiesta di avere sistemi senza punti con ostacoli e prevede un futuro dove il monitoraggio del proprio corpo è comodo tanto quanto indossare un paio di pantaloncini sportivi.
Myoray: design of a sensorized garment for thigh muscle recovery
ZENZON, SOFIA
2024/2025
Abstract
Fashion and technology may seem to be two separate fields, but lately, various innovations have brought them closer together and related to each other. Their linking has contributed to the development of wearables, particularly of smart garments. Sensorized smart garments are systems that integrate electronics into clothing to perform physiological signal monitoring and health monitoring; such integration requires techniques so that the components of electronics can merge with the softness of fabrics, creating a result that is as unobtrusive to movements as possible. Smart textiles make a huge contribution in this process; they consist in fibers and fabrics treated with peculiar methods to become conductive and therefore create electronic components that are flexible and washable; however, the challenge remains of finding innovative interface between this area of expertise and rigid parts that are specific of the technological field and that can’t be converted into textile yet. Myoray is a case study created as an attempt to respond to this challenge. The project features a pair of sensorized shorts that perform surface electromyography (sEMG); it takes inspiration from mechanisms typical of the clothing field, specifically mountaineering, to create an innovative and intuitive method of connecting electronic components with the flexible garment. The result is a wearable system that is both functional and unobtrusive, crafted through manufacturing methods typical of the tailoring field, but joining technical components. It responds to the demand for seamless systems and forecasts a future where body monitoring is as comfortable as a pair of fitness shorts.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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