Table 4.
Variety of commercially available pressure insoles used in sport studies. Characteristics are based on data sheets provided by the manufacturers and via direct contact with the manufacturers where necessary.
| Company | Product name | Technology | Measuring range (kPa) | Number of sensors (#) | Sam. Freq (Hz) | Recording time (h) | Thickness (mm) | Weight (g) | Wireless | Costs (€) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3L Labs | Footlogger | — | nk | 8 | 500 | 24 | 3 | Unknown | <1000 | |
| Moticon | OpenGo | Capacitive | 500 | 16 | 100 | 0.5-16 | 3.2 | 116 (incl. battery) | X | 1k-5k |
| Novel | Pedar X | Capacitive | 600/1200 | 99-256 | 80-200 | 4.5 | 1.9 | 400 (incl. data box) | >10k | |
| Orpyx | Kinetyx | Resistive | nk | 37 | 256 | 12 | nk | Unknown | X | 1k-5k |
| SPI | Tactilus HP | Resistive | 200 | 128 | 300 | nk | 1.3 | Unknown | 5k-10k | |
| Tekscan | F-scan | Resistive | 517/862 | 954 | 500 | 2 | 0.4 | 332 (incl. data box) | >10k |
nk = unknown.