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Techno Fashion

Code 12604
Year 1
Semester S2
ECTS Credits 5
Workload PL(30H)/T(15H)/TP(15H)
Scientific area Ciência e Tecnologia Têxteis
Entry requirements No requirements.
Learning outcomes 1. Develop a global understanding of the technologic fashion projects and the diverse technological resources that are used. 2. Characterize the principles of actuation of diverse functional and interactive textiles. 3. Characterize innovating and high-tec materials. 4. Experimental development of electric circuits on textiles and textile switches. 5. Experimental development of textile sensors for interactive applications. 6. Promote the understanding of multi-disciplinary projects. Competences: 6. Understand the principles of functionality of diverse technologic fashion products. 7. Know the basic properties of some high-tec materials, textile and other materials. 8. Be able to create electric circuits on textiles and textile switches. 9. Be able to create textile sensors and interactive textiles. 10. Be able to relate research and experimentation on materials, inspiring novel and multi-disciplinarity aproaches in fashion.
Syllabus 1. Introduction to technologic fashion and its several approaches: high functionality, electronic textiles, wearable technology, smart textiles among others. 2. Analysis of projects on high functionality fashion in diverse industrial products and applications, such as in: sports, health, hygiene and individual protection. 3. Analysis of projects on interactive fashion and textiles. Definition and examples of smart textiles. 4. Characterization, analysis and experimentation of some materials and resources used in technologic fashion: high performance fibres and textiles, 3D textiles, membranes, laminated fabrics, conductive textiles , phase change materials, shape memory materials, cromic materials, electroluminescent and other materials. 5. Experimenting diverse materials and conductive textiles to create electric circuits, textile switches and to develop textile sensors.
Main Bibliography 1. Syuzi Pakhchyan (2008), Fashioning Technology: A DIY Intro to Smart Crafting, O'Reilly Media Publisher; ISBN-10: 0596514379. 2. Sabine Seymour (2009), Fashionable Technology: The Intersection of Design, Fashion, Science and Technology, Springer Publisher; ISBN-10: 321179591X. 3. H Mattila (2006), Intelligent textiles and clothing, Woodhead Publishing ISBN 1 84569 005 2. 4. Roshan Shishoo (2005), Textiles is sport, The Textile Institute, ISBN 1855739224. 5. J.W.S. Hearle (2001), High performance fibres; The Textile Institute, ISBN 1855735393. 6. J Hu (2007), Shape memory polymers and textiles, Woodhead Publishing; ISBN 1 84569 047 8. 7. http://www.fashioningtech.com/ 8. http://www.talk2myshirt.com/blog 9. http://hlt.media.mit.edu/ 10. http://www.distancelab.org/ 11. http:// www.plusea.att
Language Portuguese. Tutorial support is available in English.
Last updated on: 2022-02-03

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