An wearable communications garment that includes one or more user-selectable inputs integrated into the garment. A sartorial communications apparatus may include a flexible material that is worn (e.g., as an undergarment) by the user and includes one or more interactive sensors that may be manually activated by a user, even through one or more intervening layers of clothing. The apparatus may also include one or more additional body sensors configured to sense a user's position, movement, and/or physiological status. The sensor(s) may be connected via a conductive trace on the garment to a sensor module for analysis and/or transmission. Methods of manufacturing the garments as well as methods of using the garments are also described.

Wearable communication platform

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Advanced Textiles for Personal Thermal Management and Energy

Methods of forming garments having one or more stretchable conductive ink patterns. Described herein are method of making garments (including compression garments) having one or more highly stretchable conductive ink pattern formed of a composite of an insulative adhesive, a conductive ink, and an intermediate gradient zone between the adhesive and conductive ink. The conductive ink typically includes between about 40-60% conductive particles, between about 30-50% binder; between about 3-7% solvent; and between about 3-7% thickener. The stretchable conductive ink patterns may be stretched more than twice their length without breaking or rupturing.

Methods of making garments having stretchable and conductive ink

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Described herein are apparatuses (e.g., garments, including but not limited to shirts, pants, and the like) for detecting and monitoring physiological parameters, such as respiration, cardiac parameters, and the like.

Physiological monitoring garments

This paper reports on an experimental investigation of the effects of T-shirts design on clothing thermal comfort measured in terms of clothing thermal insulation and moisture vapour resistance. Ten short sleeved T-shirts of varying opening styles and mesh styles were designed and produced for testing on the sweating fabric manikin-Walter. Clothing thermal insulation and moisture vapour resistance of the T-shirts were measured when the manikin simulates walking motion and standing posture. The results showed that, the positions of openings and ventilation panels affects the total thermal insulation and vapour resistance; among the various designs tested, openings applied at two vertical side panels along the side seams can most effectively release heat and moisture from the body.

Effects of athletic T-shirt designs on thermal comfort

Fabric selection is a crucial step in fashion product development. Prior research works have studied the prediction of fabric specimens based on the fabric hand descriptors via either traditional statistical methods or artificial intelligence methods. Despite showing good prediction accuracy, these methods usually lack an understandable ruleset, which means their “interpretability” is low. In this paper, a fuzzy neural network (FNN) based intelligent fabric hand prediction system is explored. Unlike some traditional FNN models in which a full ruleset of the artificial neural network (ANN) is presumed, the proposed FNN system includes a simplification of the network structure and feature selection, so that the number of rules is significantly reduced without big sacrifice on prediction accuracy. Real datasets collected from 30 participants' evaluation on a set of ten fabric specimens are used to train and test the performance of the proposed system. The system's prediction accuracy is found to be over 80%. Applications of the proposed system are discussed and future research directions are outlined.

Intelligent Fabric Hand Prediction System With Fuzzy Neural Network

This paper reports on an experimental investigation on the effect of added fullness and ventilation holes in T-shirt design on clothing comfort measured in terms of thermal insulation and moisture vapour resistance. Four T-shirts in four different sizes (S, M, L, XL) were cut under the traditional sizing method while another (F-1) was cut with specially added fullness to create a ‘flared’ drape. A thermal manikin ‘Walter’ was used to measure the thermal insulation and moisture vapour resistance of the T-shirts in a chamber with controlled temperature, relative humidity and air velocity. The tests included four conditions: manikin standing still in the no-wind and windy conditions and walking in the no-wind and windy condition. It was found that adding fullness in the T-shirt design (F-1) to create the ‘flared’ drape can significantly reduce the T-shirt's thermal insulation and moisture vapour resistance under walking or windy conditions. Heat and moisture transmission through the T-shirt can be further en...

The effect of added fullness and ventilation holes in T-shirt design on thermal comfort.

Comfort is a key factor to be considered in clothing design Among all the comfort factors, thermal comfort is the primary one, as an important function of clothing is to provide aids in maintaining the thermal balance of the human body and ensure that the heat loss, skin temperature, air movement and humidity at the body surface produce a sensation of comfort There are three main approaches in the development of clothing for improved comfort, ie the appropriate use of textile materials, garment design and attachment of special wearable devices into the garment system In this chapter, different design approaches to enhance the thermal comfort, particularly in terms of body cooling, are discussed

Improving thermal comfort in apparel

The present invention relates to a smart textile capable of providing acupuncture therapy to the wearer through strategically positioned electrodes throughout the textile, connected via silver coated fabric. Through the instant invention, heat therapy can be applied to specific points on the body, while being safe due to the absence of wires.

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Papers

Effects of athletic T-shirt designs on thermal comfort

Intelligent Fabric Hand Prediction System With Fuzzy Neural Network

The effect of added fullness and ventilation holes in T-shirt design on thermal comfort.

Improving thermal comfort in apparel

Smart thermal textile for acupuncture therapy