Original scientific paper

Textile Reinforced Composites with Integrated Sensors

Ana Marija Grancarić ; Sveučilište u Zagrebu Tekstilno-tehnološki fakultet
Ivona Jerković ; Sveučilište u Zagrebu Tekstilno-tehnološki fakultet
Vladan Končar ; Ecole Nationale Superieure des Arts et Industries Textiles, Roubaix, France

Abstract

Smart textiles progressively play a significant role in the European textile sector and help the textile industry in its transformation into a competitive knowledge driven industry. Nowadays the integration of electrical and electronic systems within fabrics and composites is completely viable with textile sensors which find usage in many areas including transport industry, medicine and sports. In the case of high performance textile reinforced composites, textile sensors can be integrated during the wearing process. After integration in the reinforcement they not only act as a apart of structural material but also have actuating, sensing, and microprocessing capabilities. In this paper, sensor yarns were developed from E-glass/polypropylene (GF/PP) commingled yarn and implemented during weaving of 2D structures at the ARM loom due to checking the thermo-forming consolidation behavior as important factor for several future applications.

Keywords

smart textiles, conductive polymers, sensor yarns, 2D wearing fabrics, composites

Hrčak ID:

335163

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/335163

Publication date:

15.5.2016.

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