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FlexiForce® Applications
Force Sensors for Academics/Research
Thanks to their low-cost, ease of use, and accurate, repeatable results, FlexiForce sensors play a key role in countless university research projects every year. Applications range from resolving high-level issues in medical research to designing products aimed at improving quality of life for specific populations, to simple lab exercises geared at introducing students to the fundamental principles of force measurement and force measurement technologies.
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Force Sensors for Athletics/Fitness
Force sensors embedded into small, lightweight, easy to use devices enables the casual or serious athlete to monitor and improve his or her performance.
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Force Sensors for Automotive Manufacturers
There are endless applications for force thin and flexible sensors in the automotive industry. Proportional electric brake control, for example is a superior and inexpensive alternative to hydraulic systems. FlexiForce sensors are used during crash testing to monitor forces on various parts of the vehicle during impact, and they can be incorporated into airbag systems to determine whether a given seat is occupied.
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Force Sensors for Grip Applications
Accurate grip measurement has become increasingly important in today's world of continued ergonomic improvement. Historically, there have been limitations with grip measurement. Load cells are expensive and bulky; pressure films relay only relative measurements reflecting the maximum pressure experienced over a given sequence. For these reasons, more and more product designers and engineers are turning to FlexiForce® to solve their grip measurement needs.
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Force Sensors for Human-Machine Interfaces
In applications such as game controllers, video game designers continue pushing the envelope to make their systems more life-like. To accomplish this, game controls need to have as much user-input as possible. Force sensors mounted under controller buttons provide a full range of response from the user.
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Force Sensors for Industrial Processing/Quality Control
Many OEM and manufacturing applications require a variable analog response rather than a simple on/off switch. For example, force sensors can help manufacturers minimize damage and loss of product during manufacturing by monitoring forces on products along an assembly line. Other applications include tracking inventory, such as number of parts in a bin.
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Force Sensors for Medical Devices & Research
As devices are getting smaller and more streamlined, they require sensing technology that is very small and thin, and as more and more patients are being equipped with products to help them monitor their own health on a day-to-day basis, the technology needs to be light-weight, low-power, and affordable. In addition, sensitive procedures, such as surgery and rehabilitative sessions, require devices that will deliver appropriate, objective tactile feedback in a manner that is as inobtrusive as possible to the patient and practitioner.
It is for these reasons and more that medical professionals, product designers and engineers alike strive to incorporate FlexiForce sensors into their medical solutions.
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Force Sensors for Robotics
FlexiForce sensors are ideal in robotics applications because they are easily integrated in to robots' hands, feet, arms, and legs. Research groups have FlexiForce sensors in robots designed for various applications, including consumer entertainment and space exploration. The sensors were integrated into the bottoms of the robots' "feet" for ground detection.
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Force Sensors for High-Temp Applications
Working in environments as hot as 400°F (200°C), high-temp FlexiForce sensors are ideal for measuring forces in demanding applications such as measurement of loads in:
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- Engine Gaskets
- Laminating Machines
- Print press, line, and rollers
- Processing applications, such as injection molding
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