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http://dx.doi.org/10.5805/SFTI.2016.18.3.363

Development and Wearability Evaluation of All-Fabric Integrated Smart Jacket for a Temperature-regulating System Based on User Experience Design  

Kim, Sareum (S one Textile Company)
Roh, Jung-Sim (Dept. of Clothing & Textiles, Sangmyung University)
Lee, Eun Young (Chosun University IT Fusion Tech. Research Center)
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Fashion & Textile Research Journal / v.18, no.3, 2016 , pp. 363-373 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study aims to develop an all-fabric integrated smart jacket in order to create a temperature-regulating system based on a user experience design. For this research, previous research technologies of a textile switch interface and a temperature-regulating system were utilized and a unifying technology for the all-fabric integrated smart jacket was developed which can provide the appropriate temperature environments to the human body. A self-heating textile was applied at the areas of the back and hood in the final tested jacket, and an embroidery circuit was developed in the form of a rectangle in the back and in both ears of the hood, taking into account the pattern of the jacket part where it was be applied and the embroidery production method. The textile switch interface was designed in a three-layer structure: an embroidery circuit line in a conductive yarn, an interval material, and a conductive sensing material, and it was made to work with the input and output sensors through the multiple input method. After the all-fabric integrated smart jacket was produced according to the pattern, all of the textile band lines for transmission were gathered and connected with a miniature module for controlling temperature and then integrated into the inside of the left chest pocket of the jacket. After the users put on this jacket, they were asked to assess the wearing satisfaction. Most of them reported a very low level of irritation and discomfort and said that the jacket was as comfortable as everyday clothing.
Keywords
user experience design; all-fabric integration; textile switch interface; electrically heated clothing; smart clothing;
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