<s>
A	O
flex	B-Algorithm
sensor	I-Algorithm
or	O
bend	O
sensor	O
is	O
a	O
sensor	O
that	O
measures	O
the	O
amount	O
of	O
deflection	B-Algorithm
or	O
bending	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
the	O
resistance	O
is	O
directly	O
proportional	O
to	O
the	O
amount	O
of	O
bend	O
it	O
is	O
used	O
as	O
goniometer	O
,	O
and	O
often	O
called	O
flexible	O
potentiometer	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Flex	B-Algorithm
sensors	I-Algorithm
are	O
used	O
in	O
wide	O
areas	O
of	O
research	O
from	O
computer	O
interfaces	O
,	O
rehabilitation	O
,	O
security	O
systems	O
and	O
even	O
music	O
interfaces	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
dataglove	B-General_Concept
is	O
human-computer	O
interaction	O
device	O
that	O
is	O
made	O
possible	O
by	O
flex	B-Algorithm
sensors	I-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
Deflections	B-Algorithm
of	O
a	O
dataglove	B-General_Concept
are	O
measured	O
via	O
its	O
flex	B-Algorithm
sensors	I-Algorithm
embedded	O
in	O
the	O
glove	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
rehabilitation	O
research	O
,	O
wired	B-General_Concept
gloves	I-General_Concept
or	O
datagloves	B-General_Concept
are	O
used	O
to	O
record	O
joint	O
movement	O
.	O
</s>
