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Getting a Grip on Grasp Force
 When an MIT spin-off manufacturing advanced robotics solutions for rehabilitation and movement research, wanted to add grasp force sensing capabilities to their existing product line, they turned to PPS.
The company's robots served as effective rehabilitation tools for stroke victims and other neurologically-impaired patients, as well as research equipment for scientists studying human and animal motion. Working with our partner's engineers, PPS developed a circumferential sensor that would integrate the applied normal pressure over the entire grip to provide a total grasp force independent of hand size and orientation. Using the standard C500 signal conditioning electronics with a DC voltage output, PPS provided a simple solution that integrated into the rehabilitation robot.
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Measurement & Instrumentation