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Challenges in producing smart clothing for professional wear: a scoping review
The purpose of this thesis was to analyze the challenges preventing manufacturers to produce smart clothing for professional wear on large scale. To answer this main research question, three research sub questions have been defined: what the main components of smart clothing are, what manufacturing techniques make traditional textiles smart, and which smart clothing applications for professional wear are currently on the market or in final prototype stage. This thesis was produced as a scoping review. The process for collecting and analyzing data was done following the protocols described in literature. Literature searches were conducted in the following databases: PubMed, IEEE Xplore, Google Scholar, Theseus and ResearchGate. Only freely accessible studies published in English between 2015-2020 have been included. The search process was done systematically, and after content analysis and critical appraisal, 16 studies were withheld for further analysis in this scoping review. The 53 commercial smart clothing applications mentioned in these 16 studies were furthered analyzed using the same databases and general Google search. Ten commercial applications were withheld for further analysis in this scoping review. The results showed that despite technological development and research, the technologies used for smart clothing are still not mature enough. But even more than that, the biggest challenges lay in the lack of standards, regulations, and cultural adaptability of smart clothing on the work floor. Manufacturers do not want to invest in production lines if there are no guarantees that employees and employers will use the smart clothing on the work floor. For this, privacy issues need to be dealt with and testing standards and legislation need to be put in place.
Challenges in producing smart clothing for professional wear: a scoping review
The purpose of this thesis was to analyze the challenges preventing manufacturers to produce smart clothing for professional wear on large scale. To answer this main research question, three research sub questions have been defined: what the main components of smart clothing are, what manufacturing techniques make traditional textiles smart, and which smart clothing applications for professional wear are currently on the market or in final prototype stage. This thesis was produced as a scoping review. The process for collecting and analyzing data was done following the protocols described in literature. Literature searches were conducted in the following databases: PubMed, IEEE Xplore, Google Scholar, Theseus and ResearchGate. Only freely accessible studies published in English between 2015-2020 have been included. The search process was done systematically, and after content analysis and critical appraisal, 16 studies were withheld for further analysis in this scoping review. The 53 commercial smart clothing applications mentioned in these 16 studies were furthered analyzed using the same databases and general Google search. Ten commercial applications were withheld for further analysis in this scoping review. The results showed that despite technological development and research, the technologies used for smart clothing are still not mature enough. But even more than that, the biggest challenges lay in the lack of standards, regulations, and cultural adaptability of smart clothing on the work floor. Manufacturers do not want to invest in production lines if there are no guarantees that employees and employers will use the smart clothing on the work floor. For this, privacy issues need to be dealt with and testing standards and legislation need to be put in place.
Challenges in producing smart clothing for professional wear: a scoping review
Mouton, An (author)
2021-01-01
Miscellaneous
Electronic Resource
English
DDC:
690
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS AND CHALLENGES OF SMART CLOTHING - A REVIEW FROM THE LIFE CYCLE
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