PROMISING DEVELOPMENT DIRECTIONS FOR SMART MATERIALS IN TEXTILES

Abstract

Currently, the development and use of Smart designs are relevant, which in real time allow you to monitor changes in the required values. Smart designs have found wide application in the construction, automotive and aerospace industries. Technologies for creating products from polymer composite materials allow the introduction of various sensors directly into the structure of the material, thereby creating systems for monitoring the condition of the structure. The most promising for such an implementation are fiber-optic sensors, which have a number of advantages over other sensors (luminescent, strain gauges, piezoelectric elements) However, when implementing fiber-optic sensors, a number of difficulties arise, primarily related to the fragility of the fiber, which leads to the breakdown of fiber-optic lines. As a result, it is necessary to develop a Smart layer that will protect the terminals of the optical fiber and will not lead to a significant change in the physical and mechanical characteristics.