Design and fabrication of Temperature Sensing Fabric
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Abstract
A temperature sensing fabric is described, along with the manufacturing techniques required to produce the fabric on a computerised flat-bed knitting machine. Knitted sensing fabrics with copper, nickel and tungsten wire elements have been produced with resistances ranging from 3 to 130 Ω. The most successful samples have been created using textile-wrapped, enamelled wire and not only the textile character of the sensing element was enhanced, but also its tensile strength. A mathematical relationship has been derived between the temperature and resistance of the knitted sensors and this can be used to optimise its dimensions to achieve a targeted reference resistance. The temperature-resistance curves demonstrate a linear trend with a coefficient of determination in the range of 0.99–0.999 and can be integrated into garments to monitor skin temperatures.
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OpenAlex topics: Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials · Advanced Chemical Sensor Technologies · Sensor Technology and Measurement Systems
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Textile Engineering Department, NED University of Engineering & Technology, Karachi, Pakistan
School of Materials Textiles and Paper, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
Advanced Textiles Research Group, School of Art and Design, Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham, UK
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