Publications related to Textile manufacturing

A multi scale consolidation model for press moulding of hybrid textiles into complex geometries

Side-by-side hybrid textiles are an intermediate step for the production of fibre-reinforced thermoplastic composites. Press moulding these materials combining reinforcing fibre textiles and thermoplastic matrix textiles or flexible layers is a promising m ...

EPFL2023

A model for the consolidation of hybrid textiles considering air entrapment, dissolution and diffusion

Véronique Michaud, Vincent Werlen, Christian Rytka

A new model is proposed for the consolidation of hybrid textiles, in which air entrapment and dissolution are considered. One of the key parameters is tow permeability, which is described by the analytical model of Gebart and validated at very high fibre v ...

ELSEVIER SCI LTD2023

Soft Multimaterial Magnetic Fibers and Textiles

Fabien Sorin, Stella Andréa Françoise Laperrousaz, Hritwick Banerjee, Andreas Leber, Chaoqun Dong, Rémi Andréa La Polla, Syrine Mansour, Xue Wan

Magnetically responsive soft materials are promising building blocks for the next generation of soft robotics, prosthesis, surgical tools, and smart textiles. To date, however, the fabrication of highly integrated magnetic fibers with extreme aspect ratios ...

Wiley-V C H Verlag Gmbh2023

Design and Fabrication of Stretchable Photonic Fibers

Nicola Bartolomei

Optical fibers have reshaped the technological landscape, from optical networks and high-speed data communication to in situ imaging and non-invasive surgery methods. The revolution allowed by these fibers has been made possible by its fabrication method, ...

EPFL2021

Gel-Free Wearable Electroencephalography (EEG) with Soft Graphene Textiles

Ata Jedari Golparvar

Attaching rigid wearables to ones skin may be socially challenging to be accustomed since their wearers may feel vulnerable with compromising their privacy, especially if the device is for tracking neurological or medical conditions. The development of fle ...

IEEE2021

Tensile response of textile reinforced concrete

Aurelio Muttoni, Miguel Fernández Ruiz, Patrick Lorenzo Valeri

Textile Reinforced Concrete (TRC) is a cementitious composite material where a carbon or glass fabric is embedded as reinforcement. The use of TRC allows building thin and light structures, with reduced concrete covers and an enhanced durability due to the ...

2020

Soft and stretchable liquid metal transmission lines as distributed probes of multimodal deformations

Fabien Sorin, Andreas Leber, Chaoqun Dong, Nicola Bartolomei, Rajasundar Chandran

Mechanical sensing represents a key functionality in soft electronics for applications in health monitoring, human–machine interaction, or soft robotics. Current approaches typically rely on intricate networks of sensors specific to one type of deformation ...

2020

General Sensorless Method with Parameter Identification and Double Kalman Filter Applied to a Bistable Fast Linear Switched Reluctance Actuator for Textile Machine

Yves Perriard, Douglas Martins Araujo, Faguy Tamwo Simo

This paper provides a general sensorless method to control the position of a linear actuator. After a review of the solutions used so far, this new method is applied to identify keys passing through a linear actuator used in an industrial textile machine. ...

INST ELECTRICAL ENGINEERS JAPAN2019

Thermal Drawing of Polymer Nano-composites: Fluid Dynamic Analysis and Application to Novel Functional Fibers

Alexis Gérald Page

The thermal drawing process is emerging as a versatile platform for the development of multimaterial fiber devices and advanced textiles for sensing, energy harvesting or medical applications, owing to the possibility to integrate insulators, conductors an ...

EPFL2019

High Force Density Textile Electrostatic Clutch

Herbert Shea, Ronan Julien Hinchet

Clutches are key elements for blocking or coupling motion in wearable systems such as soft exoskeletons, haptic clothing, and rehabilitation equipment. Electrostatic clutches (ESclutches) are compact and light, making them particularly well-suited for wear ...

Wiley2019