It can be rolled up and carried under a person's arm. It can be crumpled up like paper and it can be rolled over with an automobile tire. Of course, the last thing is what the pressure pad is made to do.

The Xsensor pressure pad system from Sensor Products Inc. (East Hanover, NJ) is an electronic tactile force and pressure-indicating sensor that can monitor in real time how force is dispersed between any two contacting or mating surfaces. It can capture pressure ranges from 0.1 to 12,000 psi. Its uses include measuring pressure distribution between components of machine assemblies such as gaskets and flanges, clutches and brake plates, frames, shafts, welding heads or gear teeth. Other applications range from the determination of effective placement of strain gauges to measuring forces in automotive crash tests.