Functional garments for a seated lifestyle.
Aimey is a research project for the OE-A competition. The main question was how to integrate printed organic electronics into garments for people who are in a wheelchair.
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Solar trenchcoat
Be able to charge your functional garments or smartphone while you are on the move. The integrated solar panel charges the battery.
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Heating shirt
When you are always feeling cold due to poor blood circulation, the heating shirt is a nice solution.
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Posture shirt
A bad posture causes back problems and can make manually driving your wheelchair harder. The shirt can sense if your posture is bad for a long time.
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Massage underwear
Long term sitting can cause pressure sores. In the underwear a massage tool is integrated to prevent pressure sores.
The project was presented at LOPEC, March 2017 in Munich.
Collaboration partners: OE-A, by-wire.net, Holst Centre.
Technical partners: Heliatek, Engineered Materials Systems, Enfucell, PolyTC