Wearable senses TU/e Versteeg&Peeters

ir. Maarten Versteegir. Michel Peeters

Wearable Senses

/ department of industrial design

Smaller, faster, more powerful

/ department of industrial design March, 2013

Medical Implant published in Bloomberg Businessweek

• Designing intelligent product, systems and related services in a societal context

• Societal transformation

• Seven themes

Industrial Design


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grote trends- vergrijzing

- sedentary lifestyle- continue verbondenheid

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grote trends- vergrijzing

- sedentary lifestyle- continue verbondenheid

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5/ department of industrial design March, 2013


• Designing intelligent product, systems and related services in a societal context on or close-to-the-body

• Permanent staff & freelancers

• Tools & skills

• Research & education

Wearable Senses


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Meerthe Heuvelings -‐ Tech & Fashion: a sustainable combina?on?

textile


Grote Industries

technology

technology

body

textile



Data from the Body

body

textile


technology


Novel Interfacing

Designer: Jordy Rooijakkers

body

textile


technology

SoI vs. Hard New CraIsmanship

New Materials


Sewing & Soldering

/ department of industrial design

light

breathable

foldable / drapable

washable

‘imprecise’ dimensions

damages/flaws have low impact

....

Textiles World Electronics Worldheavy (batteries)

solid

at most once

usually non-washable

precise dimensions

damages have high impact

....

Two worlds merge...


body


textile

WStechnology


Designers: Kris? Kuusk, Mar?jn ten Bhömer, Paula Kassenaar

Tender


http://vimeo.com/51436809

Tender


• networked modules

• ‘Knit & Wear’-technology

• carrier for research

• streamlining product creation and realization process through multi-stakeholder collaboration

body

textiletechnology


Flowtime

Designer: Ralph Zoontjens

Flowtime


• garment, device, user experience, living room

• technology integration

• mature prototyping

body

textiletechnology


UnLace

Designer: Eef Lubbers


UnLace

• craftsmanship: bobbin lacing

• technology integration

• new type of interaction / feedback

• new frame of reference

body

textiletechnology


PeR

Designer: Eva Deckers


PeR

• canvas for behavior and new meaning

• carrier for research on perceptive products

• machine-tufted textile and electronics

body

textiletechnology


Bouncers

Designer: Terence Nelson


Soon available in

http://bouncersapp.com/video/bouncers.mp4

Bouncers


• measure and share daily activity

• ‘always ON’: unlocking longitudinal data

• peripheral meaningful data vs. numbers

• society and wellbeing

body

textiletechnology

Wearable technologies


• utilize untouched richness, qualities and interaction possibilities

• strong value proposition

• new skills and attitudes required

• need for multi-stakeholder collaboration to bridge two worlds; textiles and electronics

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Wearable senses TU/e Versteeg&Peeters

Technology

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