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Table 13.3 Pressure sensors
Type Sensor Characteristic
2
Fluid – Inaccurate, contact area about 20cm ,
pressure convenient for direct reading value,
type difficult to record results
U-shaped
pipe
Resistance TEKSCAN FlexiForce High accuracy, wide measurement range,
Sensors (Tekscan, long life, lightweight, can bend. Able to
2019a) work under harsh conditions,
Interlink Electronics, diversification of varieties
Force Sensing Resistor
FlexiForce ELF/
WELF 2 System
(Tekscan, 2019b)
Vapor- AMI-3037 (Japan) Accurate and convenient
pressure
airbag
AMI-
3037
Elastic Canada FISO FOP-M High sensitivity, simple, small, suitable for
fiber- (FISO, n.d.) pressure test, but has position limit
optical
sensor

Fig. 13.3 The experimental stand for studying the compression ability of knitted fabrics: 1—
rigid framework (d¼8cm), 2—elastic substrate made of cosmetic silicone (thickness 2cm),
which imitated the soft body tissue, 3—pressure sensor, 4—ohm meter, 5—calibration load.

simulating real conditions, measuring the pressure between the textile materials and
the artificial substrate of soft tissue and testing the compression ability of the textile
materials.
The FlexiForce A2013 sensor was fixed on a cylindrical surface of cosmetic silicon
substrate 2 (Ziegert and Keil, 1988), which has the same bulk modulus as the soft