Intelligent textiles for personal protection and safety

• Tác giả: Ana Marija Grancaric, Sundaresan Jayaraman, Paul Kiekens
• Ngôn ngữ: eng
• ISBN-10: 1586035991
• Ký hiệu phân loại: 677.6 Special-process fabrics regardless of composition
• Thông tin xuất bản: Amsterdam ; Washington, D.C. : IOS Press, c2006.
• Mô tả vật lý: vii, 147 p. : , ill. ; , 25 cm.
• Bộ sưu tập: Tài liệu truy cập mở
• ID: 285094
• Chủ đề: 1. Personal protective equipment--Design and construction; 2. Smart materials; 3. Textile fabrics--Technological innovations

Includes bibliographical references and author index.

Tóm tắt

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.