Beschreibung:
Personal protective equipment, participatory design, smart clothes, wearable computing. - Miniaturized and embedded computers open new prospects for Personal Protective Equipment (PPE). PPE will recognize context and react on environmental hazards in an autonomous way in the future. Networked components may predict dangerous situations. These complex systems demand a new participatory design process because the new protective functions have to adjust between user and automated technique for practical use. This PhD thesis deals with the user-oriented development process for these new ambient assisted protection systems. A specific workflow follows the process-oriented and networked character of the new mobile protection system. In addition designated design attributes motivate the need of clothing related solutions.