Intelligent textiles for personal protection and safety : proceedings of the NATO advanced research workshop on intelligent textiles for personal protection and safety, September 7-10, 2005, Zadar, Croatia

Terrorism has become an integral part of everyday life in recent years and has dramatically affected the quality of life for individuals in society. Technology is the key to combating terrorism and protecting ordinary citizens, first responders and soldiers, among others, from danger. The area of intelligent or smart textiles is a rather new but rapidly emerging discipline with a high potential for payoff in the fight against terrorism. This publication shows the critical need to bring together the leading experts in the field to make an in-depth assessment of existing knowledge in the area of intelligent (smart) textiles for personal protection and safety, and to identify directions for future research. An important outcome or 'deliverable' has been the 'Research Roadmap' for the future in keeping with NATO's goals. The NATO provides a forum for young scientists and engineers to interact closely with the invited experts and participate in developing the Research Roadmap that is expected to advance this emerging discipline through collaborative research between NATO and Partner countries.IOS Press is an international science, technical and medical publisher of high-quality books for academics, scientists, and professionals in all fields. Some of the areas we publish in: -Biomedicine -Oncology -Artificial intelligence -Databases and information systems -Maritime engineering -Nanotechnology -Geoengineering -All aspects of physics -E-governance -E-commerce -The knowledge economy -Urban studies -Arms control -Understanding and responding to terrorism -Medical informatics -Computer Sciences Title page......Page 1 Preface......Page 5 Content......Page 7 Advanced Research Workshop on Intelligent Textiles for Personal Protection and Safety......Page 9 Intelligent Textiles for Personal Protection and Safety: The Emerging Discipline......Page 13 The Wearable Motherboard: The New Class of Adaptive and Responsive Textile Structures......Page 29 New Textile Materials for Environmental Protection......Page 49 Wearable Mechanosensing and Emerging Technologies in Fabric-Based Actuation......Page 63 Flexible Displays on Textiles for Personal Protection......Page 73 Conductivity Based Sensors for Protection and Healthcare......Page 97 Optical Chemical Sensors and Personal Protection......Page 115 Ergonomics of Protective Clothing; Heat Strain and Fit......Page 141 Author Index......Page 155 Technology is the key to combating terrorism and protecting ordinary citizens, first responders and soldiers, among others, from danger. The area of intelligent textiles has a high potential for payoff in the fight against terrorism. Each chapter in the book provides an in-depth assessment of one particular facet of this emerging discipline - from analysis of the threats and sensing technologies to ergonomics of protecting clothing - presented by leading international experts. Technology is the key to combating terrorism. The area of intelligent or smart textiles is a discipline with a high potential for payoff in the fight against terrorism. This publication aims to make an assessment of knowledge in the area of intelligent (smart) textiles for personal protection and safety.