They develop sportswear with sensors that can adapt to movement

Scientists from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Massachusetts Institute of Technology for its acronym in English) has developed a Sportswear with sensors able to “Feel” The a movement. This sensitivity built into the garment generates detection of the user’s movement and position, thanks to the plastic thread paired with pressure sensors called 3DKnITS.

Ermandy Wicksonoresponsible for the investigation, commented on the sensor manufacturing process 3DKnITS and how it was incorporated into textile products. “A plastic thread was used on which heat was applied, causing it to melt slightlybut thanks to this the sensors were able to obtain better accuracy in the tissues.” Wiccason has been added.

accordingly, Wickson and your team He built a shoe and a mat with 3DKnITS integration and then interpreted the results into a file software in real time. The system was tested with a yoga practitioner and thanks to the built-in machine learning system, the clothes “understood” the movements.

This understanding by the system, I managed to predict movements To be performed by the athlete concerned strictly about 99 percent. Wicakson added, Using digital tissue Custom motion patterns can be designed and incorporating 3DKnITS where deemed necessary, making clothing more comfortable.”.

“Fortunately, the The scale of the garment manufacturing process can be expanded to the industrial levelfacilitating the smart fabrics market. collaborator said, Youssef Al-Firdaws. This is made possible by the thermoforming process, which Equips 3DKnITS Sensors with the power and manageability they need. This also allows the creation of not only sportswear, but also the manufacturing process allows for the possibility of specialized footwear among other products.

It should be noted that the control of garment movements It is set similar to the heat map used by the machine learning system. This is how the system detects the athlete’s posture and movement and a personal record is made.

Parallel to the development carried out by researchers, these Ensure that this development can be used in various fields To meet different needs. “I have observed and learned from interdisciplinary collaborations, The potential for creativity in many areas is surprising“, Heaven added.

However, despite the great application possibilities of this technology, The calibration aspect of the clothes that users wear still needs to be improved. This calibration is adjusted personally for each individual, which requires a significant investment of time only for its initial use.

Winning this gap will create usage and improvement 3DKnITS Motion Sensorsbecause it will be enough to wear a coilClothes to start Monitoring process. Areas such as rehabilitation medicine will be a special target because of the need for screening Movement patternsas well Prevent s Injury detection.

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