NATO security through science series. D : Information and communication security ;
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v. 3
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"Published in cooperation with NATO Public Diplomacy Division."
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"This publication is supported by: The NATO Programme for Security through Science"--Cover.
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Proceedings from the NATO Advanced Research Workshop on Intelligent Textiles for Personal Protection and Safety, Zadar, Croatia, 7-10 September 2005.
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
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Includes bibliographical references and author index.
CONTENTS NOTE
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Advanced research workshop on intelligent textiles for personal protection and safety / Paul Kiekens -- Intelligent textiles for personal protection and safety: the emerging discipline / Sungmee Park and Sundaresan Jayaraman -- The wearable motherboard: the new class of adaptive and responsive textile structures / Sungmee Park and Sundaresan Jayaraman -- New textile materials for environmental protection / Izabella Krucińska, Eulalia Klata and Michal Chrzanowski -- Wearable mechanosensing and emerging technologies in fabric-based actuation / Danilo De Rossi [and others] -- Flexible displays on textiles for personal protection / Vladan Koncar and Franc̦ois Boussu -- Conductivity based sensors for protection and healthcare / Lieva Van Langenhove and Carla Hertleer -- Optical chemical sensors and personal protection / Aleksandra Lobnik -- Ergonomics of protective clothing; heat strain and fit / Hein A.M. Daanen, Peter A. Refeltrath and Claudy L. Koerhuis.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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Technology is the key to combating terrorism and protecting ordinary citizens, first responders and soldiers, among others, from danger. The area of intelligent textiles has a high potential for payoff in the fight against terrorism. Each chapter in the book provides an in-depth assessment of one particular facet of this emerging discipline - from analysis of the threats and sensing technologies to ergonomics of protecting clothing - presented by leading international experts.
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IOS Press
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978-1-58603-599-0
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Intelligent textiles for personal protection and safety.