Ideas on Building Interactivity in Textiles and Related Fibers

TitleIdeas on Building Interactivity in Textiles and Related Fibers
Publication TypeConference Paper
Year of Publication2011
AuthorsFreed, Adrian
Refereed DesignationRefereed
Conference NameInternational Symposium on New Frontiers in Fiber Materials Science
Date Published08/2011
PublisherThe Fiber Society
Conference LocationCharlston, South Carolina
AbstractThe theme of the symposium, Fibers as Building Blocks of Advanced Material, was emphasized in a special keynote dinner talk where ideas on Building Interactivity in Textiles and Related Fibers were illustrated with different fiber and textile based musical instruments.
URLhttp://www.thefibersociety.org/Portals/0/Past%20Conferences/2011_Fall_Abstracts.pdf
Full TextAfter a quick review of recent rapid developments in intrinsic fiber and textile sensing and actuation, I demonstrate pressure, stretch, position, acceleration, and multitouch sensors built with paper and textile structures. Their performance will be shown informally by integrating them into functional musical instruments. I close with a vision of how a design theory and practice may be developed for these materials, illustrated with new, folded, and pleated piezoresistive structures that have just begun to be explored.