Themes of Work

Our research centres around the body and how technology can be used to improve how that body exists and interacts with the surrounding environment. We focus on haptic and aural modalities, using textiles as the physical medium for building wearable computational systems. Some of the research projects we undertake focus exclusively on textile sensing and interfaces whilst other focus solely on how auditory displays can be improved for users. A growing area of our work is looking towards how these two complementary technologies can be brought together in novel applications.

Below is an non-exhaustive list of some of the research we have undertaken.

Current EU Funded Projects

SONICOM

SONICOM is a research project that aims to revolutionise the way we interact socially within augmented and virtual reality (AR/VR) environments and applications, from online meetings to VR gaming.

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STELEC

STELEC, short for Sustainable Textile ELECtronics, is an interdisciplinary research project funded by the European Innovation Council (EIC) under the Pathfinder programmes in the responsible electronics topic seeking cutting-edge innovation with an end goal at TRL 2-3. The project is a multinational collaboration of research institutes, universities and companies across Europe. It aims at developing next generation textile-based electronics in applications from sensing, processing to AI, with a commitment to full lifecycle sustainability.

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Citation

BibTex format

@inproceedings{Dave:2024:10.3390/engproc2023052021,
author = {Dave, RJ and Min, X and Lou, Z and Stewart, R},
doi = {10.3390/engproc2023052021},
publisher = {MDPI},
title = {Investigating construction and integration techniques of dry silver-based textile electrodes on electromyography of biceps Brachii muscle},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/engproc2023052021},
year = {2024}
}
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RIS format (EndNote, RefMan)

TY  - CPAPER
AB  - This research paper recommends an electrode construction and integration technique for dry silver-based textile electrodes capturing electromyographic (EMG) signals. Three integration methods with two different conductive textiles were compared using two analysis methods; analysis was also conducted before and after six washing cycles. Six wearable arm bands with each of the design parameter combinations were worn on the biceps brachii muscle to capture EMG signals from three users under a controlled task both before any washing of the bands occurred and after four washing cycles were completed. Additionally, impedance measurements over six frequency bands were recorded after each washing cycle. Textile electrodes made of Shieldex Techniktex P180B using an extended electrode integration method were found to perform best.
AU  - Dave,RJ
AU  - Min,X
AU  - Lou,Z
AU  - Stewart,R
DO  - 10.3390/engproc2023052021
PB  - MDPI
PY  - 2024///
SN  - 2673-4591
TI  - Investigating construction and integration techniques of dry silver-based textile electrodes on electromyography of biceps Brachii muscle
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/engproc2023052021
ER  -
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