Development of electronic textiles to support networks, communications, and medical applications in future U.S. Military protective clothing systems

Authors:
C. A. Winterhalter;J. Teverovsky;P. Wilson;J. Slade;W. Horowitz;E. Tierney;V. Sharma
Affiliations:
Dev. & Eng. Command, U.S. Army Res., Natick, MA, USA;-;-;-;-;-;-
Venue:
IEEE Transactions on Information Technology in Biomedicine
Year:
2005

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Abstract

The focus of this paper is on the development of textile-based wearable electronics that can be integrated into military protective clothing. A materials and manufacturing survey was conducted to determine the best performing and most durable materials to withstand the rigors of textile manufacturing and potential military use. Narrow woven technology was selected as one of the most promising textile manufacturing methods. A working wearable narrow fabric version of the Universal Serial Bus (USB), as well as a radiating conductor, were successfully developed and fabricated. A circular knit T-shirt with an integrated spiral bus was also developed. Military products developed include components of a personal area network providing data and power transport, and a body-borne antenna integrated into a load-bearing vest.