I chose a piezoresistive force sensor named as FlexiForce A101 and I have found it on Tekscan

website. It is the smallest force sensor and designed specifically to embed into various products
and applications. This sensor works on the resistive method where resistance is inversely
proportional to the applied force. This sensor generates the signals within millivolts range due to
which amplification is required with the help of an amplifier. It has many features like low cost,
high sensitivity, simple construction, stability with less noise, reliability and accuracy, etc. This
sensor measures the force when a force applied onto it. That force creates the changes in its
resistance. It generates the voltage signal at the output.

Figure 1 FlexiForce A101 Sensor

1. Download and review the datasheet for your sensor, then refer to the Sensor Technology
Handout to help you fill in the following as related to the sensor that you chose (depending on
the sensor chosen, not all of the specifications below may apply). INCLUDE UNITS!
2. Does this sensor require a Transfer Function in order for the data to be relevant? If so, provide a
description of it below. If you answer “no” then you will need to provide a detailed description
and references to the datasheet for why there would not be a transfer function. For example:
remember that we needed to figure out how to convert a Δ-resistance or a Δ-voltage into a Δ-
temperature in the Thermistor and Thermocouple labs.
A transfer function is required to link the resistance with the voltage. The transfer function for
the sensor is given below.
RF
V o =−V ref ( )
RS
This relationship gives the output voltage with the changes in the resistance and that would be
fed into NI DAQ modules. Thus, through that changes in resistance, applied force can be
measured. Here, R F is feedback resistance and R S is the sensor resistance.

3. Upload the datasheet for your sensor and this completed document to Canvas.
Attached