Hiki ke hoʻololi i ka hōʻailona kaomi i ʻike ʻia i hōʻailona uila a i ʻole nā ​​​​ʻano o ka hoʻopuka hōʻailona. Hoʻokumu ʻia ke kumu hana o kēia sensor i nā hopena kino, e like me nā hopena piezoresistive, nā hopena piezoelectric, a me nā mea ʻē aʻe, e ʻae iā ia e ana pono a hōʻike i nā loli kaomi i nā ʻano like ʻole. I ka hana ʻenehana, hoʻohana nui ʻia nā mea ʻike kaomi i ka mālama ʻana i ka wai, ka ʻike kinoea, nā laina hana automated a me nā māla ʻē aʻe e hōʻoia i ka paʻa a me ka palekana o ke kaʻina hana. I ka manawa like, i ka lāʻau lapaʻau, ka mālama ʻana i ke kaiapuni, ka lawe ʻana a me nā ʻoihana ʻē aʻe, ke pāʻani nei nā mea ʻike kaomi i kahi kuleana koʻikoʻi, e like me ka nānā ʻana i ke koko, ka ʻike ʻana i ka maikaʻi o ka ea, ke ana ʻana i ke kaomi kaʻa a pēlā aku. ʻAʻole kēia mau noi e hoʻomaikaʻi wale i ka maikaʻi o ka hana, akā lawe pū kekahi i ka maʻalahi i ke ola o nā kānaka.