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Part of the WEALTHY interface Overall WEALTHY function 212<br />
Fig. 117 Fabric interface and overall monitoring function of the WEALTHY garment<br />
The system can monitor physiological variables, such as respiration, electrocardiogram, activity,<br />
pressure and temperature. A miniaturised short-range wireless system has been integrated into the<br />
garment which transfers signals to the WEALTHY box/PCs, PDA and mobile phones. The garment<br />
interface is connected with the PPU, where local processing as well as communication with the<br />
network is performed [212].<br />
2.9.2 European projects within FP6<br />
2.9.2.1 WearIT@work<br />
The WearIT@work - Empowering the mobile worker by wearable computing - project is a 4½ years<br />
lasting IST (Information Society Technologies) Integrated project with the highest EC funding of textile<br />
relating projects so far. The EC contributed 14.297.149 € to the project whose total cost amount to<br />
23.683.309 €. The project started on 1st of June 2004. It aims to prove the applicability of computer<br />
systems integrated to clothes, the so-called wearables, in various industrial environments. These<br />
novel computer systems will support their users or groups of users in an unobtrusive way e.g. wearing<br />
them as a computer-belt. This will allow them to perform their primary task without distracting their<br />
attention enabling computer applications in novel fields. The project will result in four pilot applications.<br />
In the first 18 months “Show Cases” are to be realised and evaluated. Based on the experiences<br />
gained there “System Prototypes” are to be developed, which will be the basis of the final “Industrial<br />
Pilots” in the four dedicated fields: Emergency Rescue; Healthcare; Maintenance and Production<br />
[213].<br />
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