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Comfort is a key aspect to any good design. Physical comfort while using an item increases its effectiveness. Likewise, a more effective process improves efficiency. Evaluating tactile pressure points or peak forces experienced by the consumer or worker, provides insight to the product or processes’ overall utility.
Evaluate Product Design & Assess Comfort
Tekscan offers a variety of pressure and force measurement systems that can be used to evaluate a product's physical design and how that design affects overall comfort. The systems display and record dynamic and static interface pressure distribution data directly to your PC.
I-Scan for ErgonomicsThe I-Scan™ System allows you to assess pressure and force applied to an object, allowing you to:
- Identify locations that tend to receive high or low pressures
- Evaluate measurements across a population or demographic segment
- Perform comparative testing between products and designs
- Assess repetitive motion syndrome
CONFORMat for ErgonomicsWith the BPMS™ System, a fully conforming tactile array sensor captures pressure data on support surfaces, such as automotive seats and cushions.
Use the system to:
- Perform ingress/egress studies
- Optimize seat design for comfort
- Identify localized peak pressure zones
Grip for ErgonomicsThe Grip™ System measures and evaluates static and dynamic pressures experienced by the hands from grasping objects. The Grip system uses a thin, high-resolution, tactile pressure sensor that can be used directly on a hand or built into a glove. With the Grip system, you can:
- Determine required forces needed to grasp or move an object
- Identify peak pressures areas on the hand and fingers during various gripping activities and maneuvers
- Simultaneously measure both the left and right hands
Read how others have Improved their Ergonomic Initiative
TMMK has been using the I-Scan system for the last two years, resulting in over 3,000 push/pull tests. The I-Scan provides our Safety and Engineering team with an accurate measuring device to record push/pull forces on a majority of our parts. The Tekscan system is easy to use and very dependable and has helped to improve our ergonomic initiative.
John Whitaker, Assembly Safety Specialist, Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Kentucky