The disclosure relates to a sensor which is produced by stitching it onto a carrier using threads. The stitching forms a first electrode, a second electrode and a covering layer. The covering layer can be used to produce an electrically conductive connection between the first electrode and the second electrode, at least if a force acts on the covering layer and presses at least one part of the covering layer against a part of the first electrode and of the second electrode. This force can be caused by a pressure locally exerted on the covering layer and/or by bending of the covering layer or of the carrier. The entire sensor and, in particular, the first electrode, the second electrode and the covering layer are produced solely by being stitched onto a common carrier. The sensor can be produced in a particularly simple and cost-effective manner and is robust.

The invention is a trackable protective sleeving, which include a filament, a digital identifier secured to the filament, and a hollow structure carrying the filament. The hollow structure may include a plurality of braided fibers, woven fibers, or knit fibers. The hollow structure may be extruded. In one embodiment, the filament and the plurality of fibers may be arranged in a braided configuration formatting a tube with a central void.

This disclosure relates to a bifunctional fiber that can be used for both haptic feedback and sensing user interaction. Such bifunctional fibers are useful in structural materials, including as elements of wearables or accessories.

A method for knitting a garment having a tubular form, including knitting at least one vertical conductive textile trace on a machine having N participating feeders and M needles. The method includes the steps of continuously knitting the tubular form with one or more flexible non-conductive base yarns, and knitting the vertical conductive textile trace integrally within the tubular form, using a conductive yarn, in addition to spandex yarns, but not the base yarns. The conductive yarn is knitted in a float-loop form by knitting a stitch and skipping over y needles, as follows: repeatably knitting a line segment L.sub.k, using feeder F.sub.i and starting at needle D.sub.1; and knitting line segment L.sub.k+1, using the next feeder and start stitching the first float-loop at needle D.sub.1+s where 0<s<y.

Provided is a wearable device and a method of manufacturing the same. The wearable device includes: a wearable flexible printed circuit board having a circuit pattern formed on a base substrate having flexibility, air-permeability, and waterproofness; and a functional module mounted on the wearable flexible printed circuit board.

It is disclosed a stretchable touchpad (10) of the capacitive type including a stretchable textile fabric (20) having a plurality of conductive elements incorporated therein. The conductive elements are resistive strain gauges (30, 40) which form electrodes to detect a change of capacitance caused by a touch. It is also disclosed a method for operating a stretchable touchpad (10) comprising the steps of measuring continuously a capacitance analog signal provided by a resistive strain gauge (30, 40) of the stretchable touchpad (10); and comparing the measured capacitance signal with a threshold value in order to determine whether or not a touch has taken place, wherein the threshold value is continuously adjusted as a function of the actual measurement of capacitance and as a function of the resistance of said resistive strain gauges (30, 40) which form the capacitor electrodes of said touchpad (10).

Methods for manufacturing a textile article having conductive yarn and an integrated electronic device are disclosed. An embodiment of the method includes receiving computer-readable instruction indicative of a knitting pattern of the textile article. Based on the instructions, a textile is formed by knitting conductive yarn and non-conductive yarn. A weld is applied at a junction where two or more conductive paths meet to create a bond between the two or more conductive paths.

Disclosed is an electrode-wiring-equipped cloth material including: a cloth material main body; an electrode section which is provided on a surface of or inside the cloth material main body and contains a conductive linear body; a wiring section which is provided adjacent to the electrode section on the surface of or inside the cloth material main body and contains a conductive linear body, in which cloth material at least one conductive linear body contained in the electrode section and at least on conductive linear body contained in the wiring section are the same single conductive linear body.

Embodiments in this disclosure relate to a knitted strain sensor element comprising an electrically conducting yarn and an elastic yarn. The elastic yarn has a Young's modulus that is substantially lower than the electrically conducting yarn's Young's modulus. The knitted strain sensor element is knitted using a knit stitch pattern comprising knitted stitches and purled stitches on each course. preferably a rib stitch pattern, more preferably a 1?1 rib stitch pattern. The electrically conducting yarn and the elastic yarn are knitted together using a plated knitting technique forming a knitted fabric. the electrically conducting yam forming a core of the knitted fabric and the elastic yarn forming surface of the knitted fabric. Sensors. textiles and garments comprising such knitted strain sensor elements are also disclosed.

A light emitting device includes a radiation source for the emission of electromagnetic radiation and a converter element on which the electromagnetic radiation impinges in a first surface region and which, excited by the impinged electromagnetic radiation, emits visible light into an environment in a second surface region which differs at least partially from the first surface region. The wavelength of the light emitted into the environment differs from the wavelength of the electromagnetic radiation impinged on the converter element. The converter element includes a luminous element including a textile with a converter material. The converter material due to excitation by the electromagnetic radiation with a first wavelength emits visible light with a second wavelength differing from the first wavelength. The radiation source realizes a background illumination for the converter element. The first surface region is formed by a side surface or a back surface of the converter element.