SensorKnit: Architecting Textile Sensors with Machine Knitting
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3dp.2018.0122.pdf
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Author(s)
Ou, Jifei
Oran, Daniel
Haddad, Don Derek
Paradiso, Joseph
Ishii, Hiroshi
Date Issued
2019
Journal
3D Printing and Additive Manufacturing
Publisher
Mary Ann Liebert Inc
Version
Final published version
Abstract
© 2019, Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. This article presents three classes of textile sensors exploiting resistive, piezoresistive, and capacitive properties of various textile structures enabled by machine knitting with conductive yarn. Digital machine knitting is a highly programmable manufacturing process that has been utilized to produce apparel, accessories, and footwear. By carefully designing the knit structure with conductive and dielectric yarns, we found that the resistance of knitted fabric can be programmatically controlled. We also present applications that demonstrate how knitted sensor can be used at home and in wearables. While e-textiles have been well explored in the field of interaction design, this work explores the correlation between the local knitted structure and global electrical property of a textile.
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Media Laboratory
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DOI of Published Version
https://doi.org/10.1089/3DP.2018.0122
