Intelligent textiles for personal protection and safety [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Sundaresan Jayaraman, Paul Kiekens and Ana Marija Grancaric

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910451030303321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Amsterdam ; ; Washington, D.C., : IOS Press, c2006
• ISBN: 6610505284; 1-280-50528-1; 9786610505289; 1-4237-9747-7; 1-60750-166-X; 600-00-0464-8; 1-60129-145-0
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (160 p.)
• Collana: NATO security through science series. D, Information and communication security ; ; vol. 3
• Altri autori (Persone): JayaramanSundaresan; KiekensPaul <1955->; GrancaricAna Marija
• Disciplina: 677.68
• Soggetti: Protective clothing; Smart materials; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Proceedings from the NATO Advanced Research Workshop on Intelligent Textiles for Personal Protection and Safety, Zadar, Croatia, 7-10 September 2005.; "Published in cooperation with NATO Public Diplomacy Division."; "This publication is supported by: The NATO Programme for Security through Science"--Cover.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and author index.
• Nota di contenuto: Title page; Preface; Content; Advanced Research Workshop on Intelligent Textiles for Personal Protection and Safety; Intelligent Textiles for Personal Protection and Safety: The Emerging Discipline; The Wearable Motherboard: The New Class of Adaptive and Responsive Textile Structures; New Textile Materials for Environmental Protection; Wearable Mechanosensing and Emerging Technologies in Fabric-Based ; Actuation; Flexible Displays on Textiles for Personal Protection; Conductivity Based Sensors for Protection and Healthcare; Optical Chemical Sensors and Personal Protection; Ergonomics of Protective Clothing Heat Strain and Fit; Author Index
• Sommario/riassunto: 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.