Therapeutic Force-Feedback Device Design One company was developing a small force-sensitive physical therapy device aimed at tracking a patient's recovery progress after a specific medical event. Their mission was to empower patients on their journey to recovery by providing an innovative, user...

Background In high-throughput processing – such as in bottling and food packaging industries – there are several twists, turns and other impacts a product encounters on its way to completion. Quality control personnel take precautions to make sure their systems are running as smoothly as possible...

Ensuring Safety with Force Sensing Controls Background: According to OSHA, the Occupational Safety and Health Association, each year there are roughly 85 forklift fatalities and 34,900 serious injuries. Numerous safety regulations are put in place on an industrial floor to ensure worker protection...

Walkway™ Assesses Bovine Knee Replacement David Anderson, DVM, used Tekscan's Walkway™ animal gait analysis system on an 8-year-old Jersey dairy cow named Wilhelmina to determine her level of lameness post-surgery. Wilhelmina sustained a breeding injury in December 2007 when the cruciate ligament in...

Force Sensors Prevent Breakage One of the challenges faced by production managers and engineers is to minimize damage and loss of product during manufacturing. Sensor Wireless Inc. has developed specialized wireless technology to solve these problems. Their wireless sensors transmit data on the...

Resistive Force Sensing for Inventory Reporting Challenge: Developing a real-time wireless inventory reporting system that can be customized for a variety of industries and conveniently accessed from the inventory manager's desk. Solution: SSI Wireless (now called Right Hand Technology) utilized...

X-Rite Uses Custom Force Sensor for Product Testing Background: X-Rite is the global leader in color science and technology. Their expertise is in selecting, measuring, formulating, communicating and matching color. Challenge: X-Rite’s MA98 spectrophotometer is a multi-angle tool which precisely...

Haptic Interface Force Sensing Background: In a haptic interface, the human subject interacts with a virtual display which he or she can modify based on visual, tactile, or kinesthetic feedback. In haptics applications, a properly-fitting mechanism is required to allow the user to push, squeeze, or...

Pressure Mapping for Equine Hoof Assessment "The in-shoe system has the potential to answer numerous questions for the farriers, veterinarians and horse owners. We have never had the ability to produce this type of solar force data from horses competing in their normal working environment. I am...

Quantify Lizard Bite Forces with Flexible Sensors Background: For the past seven years, a Montana family has gone to Desolation Canyon, Utah, for a white water rafting and camping trip. As years have gone by, they have noticed the large number of lizards living in the area and always wondered how...