Body measurements Info

Our range of body pressure mapping systems and sensors enable you to accurately and repeatedly quantify pressure exerted on the human body. From testing the comfort and fit of a product to quantifying the force used by specific tasks our sensors are helping improve products and processes every day. Blood pressure is recorded as two numbers and written as a ratio. Body pressure mapping sensors measure map and refine pressures exerted on or by the human body. Diastolic pressure is minimum pressure in the arteries which occurs near the beginning of the cardiac cycle when the ventricles are filled with blood. Bpms measures the pressure distribution of a human body on support surfaces such as seats mattresses cushions and backrests.

For almost 20 years design and test engineers have chosen xsensors px and lx sensors to improve the comfort safety reliability and ergonomics of their products. Normal resting blood pressure in an adultis approximately 120 millimetres of mercury 16 kpa systolic and 80 millimetres of mercury 11 kpa diastolic abbreviated 12080 mmhg. For conciseness we use the term bp measurementfor estimates obtained through noninvasive means. If however it is too low fainting is a problem. The conversion between atm pa and torr is as follows. If you are using pressure sensors to measure the entire body torso seat hands or feet our thin flexible and reliable body pressure measurement system is ideally suited.

Blood pressure is one of the vital signs along with respiratory rate heart rate oxygen saturation and body temperature. The unit of pressure in the si system is the pascal pa defined as a force of one newton per square meter. The thin and conforming sensing mat can measure body pressure distribution with minimal interference of the support surface. Both pressures have health implications. When systolic pressure is chronically high the risk of stroke and heart attack is increased. The top number called the systolic pressure is the pressure as the heart beats.

1 atm 101325 pa 760 torr. The diagnosis and management of hypertension depend on the accurate measurement of bp. The direct measurement of bp requires an intra arterial assessment. Pressurethe effect of a force applied to a surfaceis a derived unit obtained from combining base units. The bottom number called the diastolic pressure. Body pressure measurement system.

Common arterial blood pressure measurements typically produce values of 120 mm hg and 80 mm hg respectively for systolic and diastolic pressures. Design optimization verify comfort. An example of normal measured values for a resting healthy adult human is 120 mmhg systolic and 80 mmhg diastolic written as 12080 mmhg and spoken as one twenty over eighty. This is not practical in clinical practice where bp is assessed noninvasively. A body pressure sensor provides valuable insight into the design performance of surfaces in contact with the human body.