Description |
1 online resource (vii, 147 pages) : illustrations |
Series |
NATO security through science series. D : Information and communication security ; v. 3 |
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NATO security through science series. D, Information and communication security ; v. 3
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Contents |
Advanced research workshop on intelligent textiles for personal protection and safety / Paul Kiekens -- Intelligent textiles for personal protection and safety: the emerging discipline / Sungmee Park and Sundaresan Jayaraman -- The wearable motherboard: the new class of adaptive and responsive textile structures / Sungmee Park and Sundaresan Jayaraman -- New textile materials for environmental protection / Izabella Krucińska, Eulalia Klata and Michal Chrzanowski -- Wearable mechanosensing and emerging technologies in fabric-based actuation / Danilo De Rossi [and others] -- Flexible displays on textiles for personal protection / Vladan Koncar and Franc̦ois Boussu -- Conductivity based sensors for protection and healthcare / Lieva Van Langenhove and Carla Hertleer -- Optical chemical sensors and personal protection / Aleksandra Lobnik -- Ergonomics of protective clothing; heat strain and fit / Hein A.M. Daanen, Peter A. Refeltrath and Claudy L. Koerhuis |
Summary |
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 |
Notes |
Proceedings from the NATO Advanced Research Workshop on Intelligent Textiles for Personal Protection and Safety, Zadar, Croatia, 7-10 September 2005 |
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"Published in cooperation with NATO Public Diplomacy Division." |
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"This publication is supported by: The NATO Programme for Security through Science"--Cover |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and author index |
Notes |
Print version record |
Subject |
Personal protective equipment -- Congresses
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Smart materials -- Congresses
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TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Technical & Manufacturing Industries & Trades.
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Personal protective equipment
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Smart materials
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Genre/Form |
Conference papers and proceedings
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Form |
Electronic book
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Author |
Jayaraman, Sundaresan
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Kiekens, Paul, 1955-
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Grancaric, Ana Marija
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North Atlantic Treaty Organization. Public Diplomacy Division
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NATO Programme for Security through Science
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NATO Advanced Research Workshop on Intelligent Textiles for Personal Protection and Safety (2005 : Zadar, Croatia)
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LC no. |
2006922867 |
ISBN |
1423797477 |
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9781423797470 |
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9781601291455 |
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1601291450 |
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9781607501664 |
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160750166X |
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