Described herein, is a sensing textile for a spacecraft, comprising an aerospace-grade fabric substrate having a surface and one or more sensing fibers coupled to the aerospace-grade fabric substrate, wherein at least a subset of the sensing fibers extends above the surface of the substrate. In some embodiments, the sensing fibers comprises one or more of an impact sensor, a charge sensor, a thermal sensor or radiative surface. Some embodiments, the sensing fibers are configured to form one or more patterned topologies about the surface of the aerospace-grade fabric substrate. In some embodiments, the patterned topologies comprises one or more of a pile, looped pile, waffle, spacer, seersucker, plissé, or an embroidery.
AEROSPACE GRADE SENSING TEXTILE WITH SENSOR TOPOLOGY
2024-02-15
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | B64G Raumfahrt , COSMONAUTICS / D06M Behandeln von Fasern, Fäden, Garnen, Textilgut, Federn oder aus solchen Materialien hergestelltem Fasergut, soweit nicht anderweitig in Klasse D06 vorgesehen , TREATMENT, NOT PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE IN CLASS D06, OF FIBRES, THREADS, YARNS, FABRICS, FEATHERS OR FIBROUS GOODS MADE FROM SUCH MATERIALS / H10N |