Sensor garment and methods of making the same
First Claim
1. A method of manufacturing a sensor garment, comprising:
- providing an elastomeric warp fiber, a weft fiber, a first conductive fiber, and a second conductive fiber; and
forming the sensor garment from the elastomeric warp fiber, the weft fiber, the first conductive fiber, and the second conductive fiber using a machine process,wherein the first conductive fiber and the second conductive fiber are integrated into the sensor garment simultaneously with the elastomeric warp fiber and the weft fiber during formation of the sensor garment, andwherein the first conductive fiber and the second conductive fiber are integrated into the sensor garment using a first control bar and a second control bar.
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Abstract
This invention includes improved IP sensors that both have improved sensitivity, performance, and other properties and are multifunctional. The improved IP sensors have IP sensor conductors with waveforms having legs that are substantially parallel throughout the operating range of stretch. The multifunctional IP sensors include, in addition to IP sensors, accessory conductors, additional sensors, and other compatible modules. This inventions also includes embodiments of apparel incorporating the improved IP sensors. This apparel can range from band-like to shirt-like, and so forth, and include one or more IP sensors sensitive to expansions and contractions of underlying regions of a monitored subject.
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1. A method of manufacturing a sensor garment, comprising:
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providing an elastomeric warp fiber, a weft fiber, a first conductive fiber, and a second conductive fiber; and forming the sensor garment from the elastomeric warp fiber, the weft fiber, the first conductive fiber, and the second conductive fiber using a machine process, wherein the first conductive fiber and the second conductive fiber are integrated into the sensor garment simultaneously with the elastomeric warp fiber and the weft fiber during formation of the sensor garment, and wherein the first conductive fiber and the second conductive fiber are integrated into the sensor garment using a first control bar and a second control bar. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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