Electronic Textiles for Motion Analysis

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dc.contributor.authorEdmison, Joshua Nathanielen
dc.contributor.committeechairJones, Mark T.en
dc.contributor.committeememberAthanas, Peter M.en
dc.contributor.committeememberMartin, Thomas L.en
dc.contributor.departmentElectrical and Computer Engineeringen
dc.date.accessioned2011-08-06T16:01:46Zen
dc.date.adate2004-06-30en
dc.date.available2011-08-06T16:01:46Zen
dc.date.issued2004-05-13en
dc.date.rdate2004-06-30en
dc.date.sdate2004-05-28en
dc.description.abstractThe union of electronics and textiles to form electronic textiles (e-textiles) provides a promising substrate upon which motion analysis applications can be developed and implemented. Familiarity with clothing allows sensors and computational elements to be naturally integrated into garments such that wearability and usability is preserved. The dynamics of the human body and the wide variety of sensor and processing choices render the typical prototype-based design methodology prohibitively difficult and expensive. Simulation of e-textile systems not only reduces these problems but allows for thorough exploration of the design space, faster design cycles, and more robust applications. Gait analysis, the measurement of various body motion parameters during walking for medical purposes, and context awareness, the recognition of user motions, are two immediate applications that e-textiles can impact and emphasize the feasibility of e-textiles as a medium for sensor deployment on the human body. This thesis presents the design of a simulation environment for wearable e-textile systems and demonstrates the use of the simulation via a prototype pair of e-textile pants.en
dc.description.degreeMaster of Scienceen
dc.format.mediumETDen
dc.identifier.otheretd-05282004-163029en
dc.identifier.sourceurlhttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-05282004-163029en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/9978en
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
dc.relation.haspartetd_final_C.pdfen
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subjectcontext awarenessen
dc.subjecte-textilesen
dc.subjectgait analysisen
dc.subjectComputational fabricsen
dc.titleElectronic Textiles for Motion Analysisen
dc.typeThesisen
thesis.degree.disciplineElectrical and Computer Engineeringen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.levelmastersen
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Scienceen

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