SENSOR SYSTEM FOR MONITORING CHANGES TO PRESSURE AND MOISTURE ON A TEXTILE PAD AND A METHOD FOR APPLICATION OF THE SENSOR SYSTEM

摘要

The invention relates to a sensor system for monitoring pressure force and moisture changes on a textile substrate, comprising a sensor element (1) formed with a strand-shaped elastic carrier material (2) and a polymer optical fiber (3) arranged on the carrier material (2) for integration into a textile underlay, a light source (5) which is connected for light coupling to one end of the polymer optical fiber (3), a detector element (6) for detecting an intensity signal of the guided through the polymer optical fiber (3) light with the other end of the polymer optical Optical fiber (3) is connected, an evaluation device (13), with the temporal course of an intensity signal supplied by the detector element (6) at least one moisture change and / or a pressure force change is assignable, and a notification device (14) for displaying a Feuchtigkeitsv change and / or a pressure force change. Furthermore, the invention relates to a method for using the sensor system for monitoring requirements of care and medical care of a patient.