Researchers from North Carolina State University have developed a soft, flexible sensor system that can help detect problematic pressure points in an amputee's prosthetic limb socket. According to the article published In IEEE Sensors Journal: The device incorporates an electrically conductive system that is connected to a tiny computer for analysis. The system has been tested on a prosthetic limb and in walking experiments with two human volunteers. The system could reliably track pressure changes in real-time.
Current devices used to measure the pressure within prosthetics are rigid and bulky sensors, making them difficult for amputees to use daily. The new flexible textile sensor was tested for the following parameters: To detect changes in pressure after placing it on an artificial limb, which turns at different angles. To detect pressure changes when an able-bodied person wears the…
