Ergonomic Headphones Assessment with I-Scan

Optimize product design and comfort of headphones by measuring pressure distribution.

Headphones Comfort Design Using Pressure Distribution

Designing comfortable fitting headphones can be a challenging task. Product design engineers must be able to design a product that is comfortable across a vast population of people, while keeping manufacturing costs low. The I-Scan^® pressure mapping system offers a means to quantify the ergonomics of various headphone designs and objectively compare designs across customers, as well as perform comparative testing between products and competitor’s products. I-Scan provides data in real-time and 2-D or 3-D pressure displays. Areas experiencing high pressures can easily be identified, compared and adjusted thus saving time in design verification and re-engineering costs. Sensors are available in different shapes and pressure ranges, are reusable, and provide accurate pressure data. With the help of Tekscan’s highly qualified sales and engineering support team, each system can be configured to meet your specific needs.

Above: 2-D pressure display during comfort comparative testing. The same style headphone was tested on three different subjects. Shown graphically: force vs. distance

Ergonomic Pressure Measurement Applications

Research & Development
Comfort studies
Comparative testing
Audio quality testing

Benefits of Pressure Mapping

Identify areas that tend to receive high or low pressures
Evaluate measurements across a population
Repeatable output

Typical Pressure Sensors used for Headphone Pressure Measurement

Sensor Model 5051

Sensing Area Total

Width Height Sensels Sensel Density

2.20 in. 2.20 in. 1,936 400.0 in.²

55.9 mm 55.9 mm 1,936 62.0 cm²
Sensor Model 5076

Sensing Area Total

Width Height Sensels Sensel Density

3.30 in. 3.30 in. 1,936 177.8 in.²

83.8 mm 83.8 mm 1,936 27.6 cm²
Sensor Model 5101

Sensing Area Total

Width Height Sensels Sensel Density

4.40 in. 4.40 in. 1,936 100.0 in.²

111.8 mm 111.8 mm 1,936 15.5 cm²

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Sensing Area				Total
Width		Height		Sensels	Sensel Density
2.20	in.	2.20	in.	1,936	400.0	in.²
55.9	mm	55.9	mm	1,936	62.0	cm²

Ergonomic Headphones Assessment with I-Scan

Headphones Comfort Design Using Pressure Distribution

Ergonomic Pressure Measurement Applications

Benefits of Pressure Mapping

Typical Pressure Sensors used for Headphone Pressure Measurement

I-Scan® System

I-Scan^® System