Projektbeschreibung
Die Zukunft der Mode ist haptisch
Was wäre, wenn Ihr Lieblingshemd auch taktile Reize erzeugen könnte? Das EU-finanzierte Projekt WEAFING wird die Technologie hinter elektroaktiven Stoffen voranbringen, um die Entwicklung leichter und flexibler textiler Aktoren zu ermöglichen. Konkret sollen innovative Kleidungsstücke mit integrierten Textilaktoren, Sensoren und Elektronik für haptische Stimulation konzipiert werden. Die so entworfenen Kleidungsstücke werden ein hohes Maß an Tragbarkeit aufweisen, da der Aktor selbst das Kleidungsstück darstellt und die Technologie geräuschlos und leicht ist. Das Projekt sieht ein breites Spektrum möglicher Anwendungen im Bereich der Haptik vor – von der Ergonomie über Spiele bis hin zur sozialen Kommunikation. Die textilen Muskeln basieren auf elektromechanisch aktiven Polymeren. Das Projekt verfolgt einen kooperativen Gestaltungsansatz unter Einbeziehung der Endnutzenden.
Ziel
WEAFING will develop innovative garments with integrated textile actuators, sensors, and electronics for haptic stimulation. We will advance the technology and manufacturability of electroactive fabrics resulting in lightweight and flexible textile actuators. Integration of the actuators in wearables takes into account different textile morphologies, soft mechatronics, producibility, and human perception. The garments developed will have a high level of wearability as the actuator is the garment itself and the technology is silent. These wearables are based on a new kind of textile muscles that are also enhanced within the project. In wearable technology, most R&D comprises sensors and only very little concerns wearable actuator technology. There is a limited set of actuators for wearables and 95% of the applications for haptic feedback are based on vibration motors. Textile muscles offer a completely novel and different quality of haptic sensation. Furthermore, being textiles they offer a new way of designing and fabricating wearable haptics and can be seamlessly integrated into garments. They are silent, use low driving voltages, lightweight, soft and pliable, in contrast to other solutions that most often are hard, bulky and noisy. For these novel form of textile muscles we foresee a huge range of possible applications in haptics: for ergonomics, wellness, gaming, inclusion, or social communication. Electromechanically active polymers form a basis for the textile muscles. When low voltage is applied to the coated yarns, they contract. Processing the yarns into textiles multiplies the effect of the contraction and/or delivered force, depending on the textile construction. In a co-design approach involving end-users we will develop demonstrator garments for haptic stimulation and investigate their properties in a multidisciplinary team with members from chemistry, physics, soft mechatronics, textile technology, human perception and cognition, and wearable design.
Wissenschaftliches Gebiet
- natural sciencescomputer and information sciencesinternetinternet of things
- engineering and technologymaterials engineeringtextiles
- engineering and technologymechanical engineeringmechatronics
- engineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringelectronic engineeringsensors
- social sciencespsychologyergonomics
Schlüsselbegriffe
Programm/Programme
Thema/Themen
Aufforderung zur Vorschlagseinreichung
Andere Projekte für diesen Aufruf anzeigenUnterauftrag
H2020-ICT-2018-2
Finanzierungsplan
RIA - Research and Innovation actionKoordinator
7522 NB Enschede
Niederlande