Digital fabrication of textiles: An analysis of electrical networks in 3D knitted functional fabrics

Richard Vallett, Chelsea Knittel, Daniel Christe, Nestor Castaneda, Christina D. Kara, Krzysztof Mazur, Dani Liu, Antonios Kontsos, Youngmoo Kim, Genevieve DIon

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Abstract

Digital fabrication methods are reshaping design and manufacturing processes through the adoption of pre-production visualization and analysis tools, which help minimize waste of materials and time. Despite the increasingly widespread use of digital fabrication techniques, comparatively few of these advances have benefited the design and fabrication of textiles. The development of functional fabrics such as knitted touch sensors, antennas, capacitors, and other electronic textiles could benefit from the same advances in electrical network modeling that revolutionized the design of integrated circuits. In this paper, the efficacy of using current state-of-the-art digital fabrication tools over the more common trialand- error methods currently used in textile design is demonstrated. Gaps are then identified in the current state-of-the-art tools that must be resolved to further develop and streamline the rapidly growing field of smart textiles and devices, bringing textile production into the realm of 21st century manufacturing.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationMicro- and Nanotechnology Sensors, Systems, and Applications IX
EditorsAchyut K. Dutta, M. Saif Islam, Thomas George
PublisherSPIE
ISBN (Electronic)9781510608894
DOIs
StatePublished - 2017
Externally publishedYes
EventMicro- and Nanotechnology Sensors, Systems, and Applications IX 2017 - Anaheim, United States
Duration: Apr 9 2017Apr 13 2017

Publication series

NameProceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume10194
ISSN (Print)0277-786X
ISSN (Electronic)1996-756X

Conference

ConferenceMicro- and Nanotechnology Sensors, Systems, and Applications IX 2017
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityAnaheim
Period4/9/174/13/17

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Computer Science Applications
  • Applied Mathematics
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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