Final Project: E-textile & Wearables application for ParaRowing Olympic Athletes
(25/01/2018)
My motivation: ParaRowing Olympic Athletes
The problem: Difficulty of arbitration and damaging current straps.
The idea: A E-textile vest coupled with back support
- Back Support: The Idea for a back support comes from the fact that by offering
- E-textile application:
- How should it work:
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What I did: Step-by-step production
- STEP 1: Research for inspiration of back supports and build electric circuit.
During this first step I did a research on back supports for upper back that already existed and fit my purpose and also make with breadboard, cables and a button for the touching function.
- STEP 2: Design in Rhino of the vest and electric system that should be couped with vest and grasshopper for the different patterns for back support
THE VEST: In this step things got a little more complicated with the software designs but after finding an inspiration I designed in Rhino using the 3D body model with had for dimensions. But using different layers and the previous experience with Rhino helped to shorten time.
THE CIRCUIT: After dimensioning it I transformed from 3D to 2D made some arrangements and created the electric system in a different layer based on this 2D design of the vest. This step was necessary for the laser cutter, since I knew I waned to use it for cutting different e-textiles and testing with them.
THE BACK SUPPORT: For the back support I decided to apply the knowledge acquired dur