Technology
Harness the Power of FlexSense for Your Projects
FlexSense is a highly capable sensing technology that utilizes Electro-Active Polymer (EAP) capacitors. Unlike traditional sensors, FlexSense is thin, stretchable, compressible, and conformable, making it ideal for measuring mechanical changes in numerous types of applications. By detecting changes in shape through stretching or compression, FlexSense converts mechanical movements into precise electrical signals.
Key Features
Provides highly precise, repeatable measurements over millions of cycles
Hysteresis <1% and Repeatability >99% with very high physical stability that withstands shearing stress without damage to the sensor.
Extremely durable under adverse conditions such as high and low temperatures, wetness, humidity, and dusty, dirty environments
Versatile and highly customizable in size, shape, physical properties, electronics, and system integrations
Measure strain changes of <0.1% with a range over 100%
Conformable to curved surfaces
Tested over millions of cycles
Thin-total thickness as low as 300μm
What It Measures
FlexSense technology is designed to capture a wide range of mechanical changes, offering highly precise data across various applications. Examples of what it can measure:
Applications
FlexSense technology is designed to capture a wide range of mechanical changes, offering highly precise data across various applications. Examples of what it can measure:
Highly Patented Electro-Active Polymer (EAP) Sensing Technology
Technology-Presentation: Dielectric Elastomers
Capacitive Strain & Pressure Sensors
Electro-Active Polymer (EAP) sensing technology utilizes its unique electrical properties to detect mechanical deformations. When an Electro-Active Polymer sensor is stretched, compressed, or otherwise deformed, its capacitance changes, which can be measured and used to detect various physical changes such as pressure, strain, or movement. EAP sensors are known for their high sensitivity, flexibility, and durability, making them ideal for applications in robotics, wearable devices, medical equipment, and more.
Resilient and Robust
yet extremely lightweight and thin
Stretchable and Compressible
soft systems made of medical-grade silicone
High Performance, Low Power
high range, resolution, and frequency
Versatile & Highly Customizable
applicable across numerous industries and applications
How are our sensors different from other sensing technology?
Our patented EAP sensing technology is unlike any other sensor available today. It is the only sensor capable of stretching 100% of its original size without permanent deformation. This means you can stretch, bend, fold them in half, crumple them into a ball, or twist them, and they will return to their original shape without losing calibration. You can do this millions of times!
Our EAP Sensor compared to a typical FSR (Force Sensitive Resistor) sensor:
