Figure 9.

(a) Flexible commercial force sensors with a single sensing element are shown having a circular and located at the tip of the flexible plastic strip and (b) pressure mapping maps placed on chair sitting face and the back side having the integrated array of sensors, which are linked to a small electronics interface box that is connected to a standard computer. The computer screen shows a real-time image of the pressure distribution. Reprinted/adapted with permission from Ref. [70]. Copyright 2002, Emerald Publishing.