Tekscan I-Scan Pressure Mapping System
I-Scan™ is a powerful tool that accurately measures and analyzes interface pressure between two surfaces, utilizing a thin and flexible sensor. The system is comprised of data acquisition electronics, sensors, and software. Measuring both force and pressure, the exceptionally thin tactile sensor provides minimal interference between the objects being measured, allowing the true interface pressure data to be obtained. The interface pressure data collected offers vital information and insight to enhance product design, manufacturing, quality, and research.
Scan provides the tools for more comprehensive and higher quality analysis than ordinary pressure sensing technologies. The software displays the pressure distribution data, in multiple formats, for superior analysis. Data and imagery of the pressure distribution are shown in real-time with the ability to record, play back, and save FSX movies. The user has the option to create and customize graphs from the corresponding movie data or export as an ASCII file for use with other programs.
Different software packages are available and with optional add-ons for additional compatibility and support.
External Triggering and Synchronization: The Tekscan system can be configured as a master or slave with this feature.
• Simultaneously start the data recording of multiple devices or trigger to remotely start a recording
• Synchronize the acquisition of Tekscan pressure data with a third-party product, such as a video recording or EMG
Analog Input: Collect data from any -10 to 10 V analog sensor (load cells, thermocouples, encoders, etc.) to compare with Tekscan data.
API (Application Program Interface): Enables a user, with programming knowledge, to write programs that directly access real-time sensor data.
• Pressure Mapping Software Development Kit (SDK): access the functionality of Tekscan’s pressure mapping
software to program an application that controls and interfaces with Tekscan scanning electronics.
• Data Reader Toolkit (DRT): open and read Tekscan data directly in preferred analysis software.
features
- • Real-time sensor data viewing
- • Visualization enhancements of the pressure image
- • Pressure displayed in engineering or relative units
- • Graphical analysis of real-time or stored data
- • ASCII export capability
- • Over 200 flexible, thin film sensors are available in different sizes, shapes, resolutions, temperature ratings, and pressure ranges (up to 25,000 psi or 1,700 bar).