KNITTED MATERIALS FOR SPECIAL FUNCTIONAL CLOTHES

Abstract

The development of “smart” materials and products from them is a relevant and promising research area today. It is taking into account the creation of new materials, the integration of conductive elements into them and the development of methods for creating a product which is able to feel, react and adapt to the environment. The goal of this work is the development of knitted fabric, which can be used for laying  wires  and  embedded sensors  in  functional items  for  various  purposes  as  well  as  the  study  of their properties. Experimental research methods according to the standards were used to determine the structural parameters and the physical-mechanical properties of the knitted fabrics. The processing of the experimental results the graphs and charts creation was performed by Microsoft Excel on the average values of the indicators. Results. As a result of this work, a zonal knitted fabric with slots in its structure was created, which is
suitable for biometric packages incorporation in order to monitor various indicators, in the space under the clothes in particular. The influence of the raw components of the knitted fabric and the interloping repeat on the structural parameters and the physical-mechanical properties of knitted material has been revealed as
results  of  experimental  studies.  Thus,  the  surface  density  of  the  fabric,  which  determines  the  material consumption of products, decreases by 15% average with an increase of the number of missed needles from 3 to 15 in an incomplete rib. It also leads to a decrease in the total deformation under the tension of the knitted fabric with the vertical slots, both coursewise and walewise. Scientific  novelty.  The  knitted  fabric  structure  with  vertical  slots  for  sensors  of  various sizes and
shapes for the manufacture of the functional items used for the integrated assessment of tactical, technical and physical properties of the functional elements of military clothes has been developed. Practical  value.  It  was  determined  that materials composition, affect the width of the slots, that allows designing a zonal fabric with the slots of a given size along its width.