Headphones Comfort Design Using Pressure Distribution

Challenge

Designing comfortable fitting headphones can be a difficult 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.

Solution

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 2D or 3D 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: 2D 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