Title :
Smart textile device using ion polymer metal compound
Author :
Nakamura, T. ; Ihara, T.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Clinical Eng., Suzuka Univ. of Med. Sci., Mie, Japan
Abstract :
We have developed a smart textile device that detects angular displacement of attached surface using ion polymer metal compound. The device was composed of ion polymer metal compound (IPMC) which was fabricated from Nafion resin by heat-press and chemical gold plating. The generated voltage from IPMC was measured as a function of bending angle. Fabricated IPMC device was weaved into a cotton cloth and multidirectional movements were detected.
Keywords :
angular measurement; biomedical equipment; cotton fabrics; displacement measurement; intelligent sensors; motion measurement; polymers; resins; Nafion resin; angular displacement detection; bending angle; chemical gold plating; cotton cloth; heat press; ion polymer metal compound; multidirectional movement detection; smart textile device; Actuators; Compounds; Displacement measurement; Metals; Polymers; Strips; Voltage measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC), 2013 35th Annual International Conference of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
Osaka
DOI :
10.1109/EMBC.2013.6609563
