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Fig. 88 Reima Robotec overall [161]
The U.S. company Photonics, Inc. developed a vest with integrated optical fibres and electronic wires
for sensing environmental changes such as temperature and chemicals. The fabrics they use range
from woven and non-woven to knitted structures designed for medical and military applications
Fig. 89 Textile with embedded optical fibre and electronic wire [162]
They are also developing stress and strain sensors from various materials, like metals and polymers,
which have embedded optical fibres. An example is illustrated below.
Fig. 90 Textile with six embedded optical fibres [162]
In the picture, it gets visible that the optical fibres are inserted in warp direction of a warp knitted
construction.
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