Smart textiles in the performing arts

Frequency-Based Design of Smart Textiles

“…Thus, the textile can be independently designed using different conductive yarns and textile patterns, to develop a sensor for a location best suited for the interaction. This ability could empower smart textile practitioners to be less dependent on electronics facilities, a problem that has been identified in prior research [17].…”

“…[11]), or 3) require additional protection from the influence of surrounding conditions, which cause signal disruption (e.g. [17]). Therefore, the values and signals given by resistive and capacitive measurements have limited expression towards the out-of-the-lab use in smart textile interactions.…”

“…These are critical to designing interactions in smart textiles and emphasises the need for the textile designers to have means to measure and understand electrical signals: sensors and the technical requirements for signal quality influence the placement and the movement of a sensor. The inability to manage the combination of textile and signal requirements restricts or limits the usability of the design in real-world [17]; a stage costume with smart textile sensors was improved by involving textile design to the sensor development. However, the sensors still suffered from the moisture resulting from skin-contact.…”

“…However, the laboratory measurements may not be reflective of the use conditions in practice. Unexpected behaviour in the smart textile sensor will lead to unreliable or non-functioning interactions, which sometimes results from unforeseen real-world use conditions [17] or the dynamic nature of the textile itself [6].…”