He developed a sensor cloth that tracks body movement

Cambridge Consultants, a product design and development company, has developed a smart fabric that can track body movements. The fabric is called XelfleX, looks very attractive, durable and low cost.

Smart fabric for health monitoring

XelfleX fabric can monitor body movements

XelfleX is built on the company's extensive experience in fiber sensors - industrial vision and low cost pulse radar . When a pulse of light is transmitted down the optical fiber, a perfectly defined amount of light is continuously dispersed along the fiber length. Fiber bending leads to increased dispersion and reflection, both of which can be measured.

XelfleX fabric

By integrating fiber into close-fitting clothing, movement of the joint can change the bending at the sensor point defined in the fiber. There can be up to 10 sensors along each fiber - with an initial pulse of light sent by an LED in an electronic device.

The algorithm then transforms the results from sensors into instructions. Users can understand easily, give feedback on posture and movement and guide how to improve this posture and movement.

XelfleX is woven with optical fiber, acting as a motion sensor. It can help improve the performance of sports players , including finishing tennis balls, golf swing techniques or skiing techniques with accurate angle measurement technology.

XelfleX can help improve the performance of sports players

In addition, XelfleX can exchange information via smart phones with the help of small electronics kits that can be attached to clothing . The fabric is very comfortable to wear and washable, so XelfleX is also very beneficial for patients who are undergoing physiotherapy treatment for injuries, post-operative care and neurological problems.

Martin Brock, inventor of XelfleX, said: 'Our goal is to create something that people really want to wear. With XelfleX, it allows you to create smart, low-cost, long-lasting, useful and attractive smart clothes that everyone wants to wear. '

XelfleX fabric allows you to create smart low-cost clothing