Pressure Mapping
What is Pressure Mapping? Pressure Mapping Systems use paper thin, flexible force sensors to record pressures between two surfaces, such as a seated person and the cushion they are sitting on.
MARRC currently offer two main mapping systems:
- A dual-mat system for optimization of seating, cushioning and positioning solutions. The Tekscan CONFORMat® System for seat and back pressure measurement will precisely show the location and magnitude of peak pressures without altering the support surface.
- A dynamic in-shoe system revealing interaction between foot and footwear; Tekscan F-Scan® provides bipedal plantar pressures and force measurement using sensors placed inside the shoe.
Applications Pressure mapping can be used in a wide variety of applications, including comfort testing, support surface design, material testing, seating and positioning research, regulation of weight bearing after surgery, neuropathic issues and degenerative foot disorders. Both the mat and in-shoe systems will give you the following information:
- Dynamic pressure distribution
- Force and Pressure and contact area over time
- Centre of Force and its trajectory
This information allows:
- Comparison of pre- and post- treatment conditions
- Frame-by-frame analysis, with single and multi-stance phase displays
- Numerical or contour pressure map analysis.
