Title :
The wearable motherboard: a framework for personalized mobile information processing (PMIP)
Author :
Park, Sungmee ; Mackenzie, Kenneth ; Jayaraman, Sundaresan
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Textile & Fiber Eng., Georgia Inst. of Technol., Atlanta, GA, USA
Abstract :
Textiles and computing share a synergistic relationship, which is being harnessed to create a new paradigm in personalized mobile information processing (PMIP). In this paper, we provide an overview of this "interconnection" between the two fields and present the vision for "E-Textiles," which represents the convergence of the two fields. We discuss the role of the Georgia Tech Wearable Motherboard in pioneering this paradigm of "fabric is the computer" and serving as a framework for PMIP. Finally, recent research in this area resulting in the realization of a "computational fabric network" is discussed.
Keywords :
mobile computing; textile industry; wearable computers; E-Textiles; Georgia Tech Wearable Motherboard; computational fabric network; personalized mobile information processing; textiles; wearable motherboard; Computer aided manufacturing; Computer industry; Fabrics; Information processing; Physics computing; Textile fibers; Textile industry; Textile technology; Wearable computers; Yarn;
Conference_Titel :
Design Automation Conference, 2002. Proceedings. 39th
Print_ISBN :
1-58113-461-4
DOI :
10.1109/DAC.2002.1012614
