Poster displayed at the IDTechEx Conference and Exhibition in Berlin, Germany, 11-12 April 2018

Dias, T

Hardy, DA

Nashed, M-N

Oliveira, C

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Acknowledgement: Funding from EPSRC grant EP/M015149/1: Novel manufacturing methods for functional electronic textiles; and from Notingham Trent UniversityFunded by:Model: Celeste TownsendIncorporated within flexible, woven fabricPrototypes made with LED yarn Within woven automotive fabricEmbroidered onto stretch material in a carnival costumrePhotos: Jim Boxall, Dorothy Hardy, Viktorija SakalyteLED-yarn semi-automated manufacturing processPatent: WO2016/038342 A1 Electronicaly Functional YarnsLED-yarn used in embroideryRed dress created by Bonnie Binary, using LED-yarnsmade by theAdvancedTextiles ResearchGroupLED-yarn next to a 30 mm-long pinInclusion of lighting within textiles opens up possibilities for ilumination of fabrics. These can be used in applications such as clothing and interiors. The curent state of the art includes strips of light-emiting diodes (LEDs), LEDs atached to wires, and fibre optics. These impede the drape and stretch of the textiles to which they are atached. This problem can be overcome through use of electronic yarns that contain LEDs within the yarn core. These electronic yarns have a textile exterior surounding a conductive core that incorporates package dies, so they can be included within conformable textiles. Examples are shown that include LED-yarns incorporated into weave; knit; and embroidered onto the surface of stretch fabrics. This demonstrates the way in which electronic yarns can be incorporated into flexible, iluminated textiles. Use of diferent types of package die within electronic yarns means that this technology can now be used to create textiles with a range of sensing functions and outputs. Textiles iluminated with electronic yarnDorothy Hardy, Carlos Oliveira, M-Nour Nashed, Tilak Dias

Textiles illuminated with electronic yarn

http://irep.ntu.ac.uk/id/eprint/34436/1/11856_Hardy.pdf

Textiles illuminated with electronic yarn

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