Chromaheat AI Textile Încălzitor by Ching Lee, Jeanne Tan and Jun Jong Tan

Chromaheat AI Textile Încălzitor by Ching Lee, Jeanne Tan and Jun Jong Tan is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2025 A' Design Award de Bronz in Tehnologie Purtabilă Competition Category.

BronzTehnologie Purtabilă· 2025

Chromaheat AI Textile Încălzitor

by Ching Lee, Jeanne Tan and Jun Jong Tan

Client: Laboratory for Artificial Intelligence in Design (AiDLab)

A' Design Award de Bronz Winner in Tehnologie Purtabilă Category

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The Design

About Chromaheat AI Textile Încălzitor

Chromaheat AI este o jachetă inteligentă cu încălzire care utilizează reglarea temperaturii bazată pe inteligență artificială și fire termocromice pentru a oferi căldură adaptivă și feedback vizual în timp real. Sistemul său de inteligență artificială auto-antrenat ajustează încălzirea în funcție de vârstă, sex și condițiile de mediu, optimizând confortul termic la diferite temperaturi, niveluri de umiditate și viteze ale vântului. Firul termocromic oferă indicatori vizibili ai căldurii, îmbunătățind siguranța, utilizabilitatea și monitorizarea. Conceput pentru purtare zilnică, controlul său automatizat eficient din punct de vedere energetic îl face ideal pentru aplicații medicale și textile inteligente.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award de Bronz

Chromaheat AI Textile Încălzitor a câștigat A' Design Award de Bronz, o recunoaștere extrem de prestigioasă acordată designurilor remarcabile care se disting prin creativitate, ingeniozitate și istețime. Câștigătorii Bronzului sunt artefacte din plin pricepute și izbitor de creative, care atestă experiența vastă, imaginația și resursele designerilor lor. Se așteaptă ca Chromaheat AI Textile Încălzitor să fie un obiect foarte apreciat, admirat și prețuit, remarcabil de profesionist și inovator. Acest design câștigător al A' Design Award de Bronz încorporează cele mai bune practici din artă, știință, design și tehnologie și este excelent prin atenția la detalii. Chromaheat AI Textile Încălzitor satisface splendid nevoile, atinge dorințele, vrăjește sentimentele și stârnește curiozitatea.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: ChromaHeat AI is an intelligent heating jacket that integrates AI-driven temperature regulation with thermochromic yarn, providing adaptive warmth and real-time color-changing temperature feedback. The self-trained AI system adjusts heating based on age, gender, and environmental factors, optimizing thermal comfort across varying temperatures, humidity levels, and wind speeds. Designed for everyday use, its energy-efficient control makes it ideal for healthcare technology.
Dimensions & Packaging: Materials: Silver-coated conductive yarn, thermochromic yarn, polymeric optical fiber, cotton.
Technology: AI-driven regulation, ANN model, Bluetooth, thermocouples MAX6675, ambient sensors BME680, FS3000.
Color Transitions: Pale purple to hot pink at 30 degrees Celsius in lit conditions; blue to yellow to red from 30 to 40 degrees Celsius and above in dark conditions.
Dimensions: International Male M (Chest: 970 mm, Length: 680 mm, Sleeve: 630 mm).
Tags: intelligent textile, heating textile, temperature control, thermochromic textile and healthcare
Production Technology: ChromaHeat AI is fabricated using woven and embroidered thermochromic yarn and polymeric optical fiber, combined with silver-coated conductive heating yarn, enabling real-time temperature visualization with high brightness in both lit and dark environments. It features a self-trained ANN-driven system, utilizing data from 50 wearability test subjects to determine optimal heating temperatures for intelligent temperature regulation across diverse users.
Design Challenge: The biggest challenge was training the AI model from scratch, as no publicly available datasets existed on optimal heating temperatures for thermal comfort across different users. To validate the concept, we recruited 50 subjects to test heating levels from 40 degree celsius to 60 degree celsius, identifying their preferred comfort temperatures. Additionally, constraints on age groups and testing conditions posed limitations, requiring careful data collection to ensure accuracy and applicability.
Research: This research developed AI-driven heating e-textiles for personalized thermal comfort and healthcare safety through real-time temperature visualization. Data from 50 participants was collected to train an ANN model, which determines optimal heating temperatures from 40 to 50 degrees Celsius with a mean squared error of 5.083, demonstrating a high correlation between predicted and actual comfort levels. The results confirm enhanced thermal comfort and benefits for healthcare applications.
Inspiration: Existing heating e-textiles, such as Bluetooth-controlled systems, have advanced textile technology but still lack intelligent adaptation, requiring manual operation to adjust heating levels. They offer limited heat indication, typically displayed on small switches, making it difficult for users to monitor temperature changes. ChromaHeat AI was developed to address these limitations, aiming to enhance human well-being through smart heating textiles that improve comfort, safety, and efficiency.
Project Duration: The project began in January 2021 and was completed in December 2024 in Hong Kong. The first prototype was exhibited at Sensory Stitches, Intelligent, Intuitive, Illuminative at Tai Kwun, Hong Kong, China, from September 8 to 13, 2022.
Operation Flow: ChromaHeat AI intuitively adjusts its heating levels using an AI-driven system that responds to the wearer's age, gender, and surroundings. Once worn, built-in sensors track environmental conditions and send data to the intelligent model, which fine-tunes warmth for maximum comfort and efficiency . Its color-changing and light-emitting features provide instant visual feedback , helping users monitor temperature shifts in real time, ensuring safety and ease of use in daily life.
Patents: Patent Filed. Patent Application No. 2308943HK01. Lee, C., Tan, J., & Tan, J. J. 2023. China National Intellectual Property Administration. Jurisdiction: China. Filed on 10 October 2023.
Team Members: Ching Lee
Jeanne Tan
Jun Jong Tan
Wing Shan Yu
Hiu Ting Tang
Wing Chung Wong
Chi Yuen Hui
Shui Wing Ng
Image Credits: Main Image: Photographer Henry Yeung – Heating position on the upper back of the body, 2024.
Optional Image #1: Photographer Chun Hei Lee – Integrated sensors in pocket with a small size, 2024.
Optional Image #2: Photographer Chun Hei Lee – Illuminative effect in a dark environment, 2022.
Optional Image #3: Photographer Chun Hei Lee – Jacket providing thermal comfort, 2024.
Optional Image #4: Photographer Chun Hei Lee – Minimalist and sporty design , 2024.