Nui nā ʻano o nā mea ʻike kaomi, hiki ke hoʻokaʻawale ʻia i nā mea ʻike kaomi ana, nā ʻano ʻokoʻa ʻokoʻa a me nā mea ʻike kaomi piha e like me ke ʻano o ka hoʻāʻo. Ma waena o lākou, hoʻohana nuiʻia ka mīkini paʻi kaumaha kaumaha ma keʻano o ka halihaliʻana no ka mea hiki iā ia ke pale i ke kaumaha nui, e like me ka nānāʻana i nā hoʻololi kaomi o nā pūnaewele kī e like me ka pneumatic, light-load hydraulic, brake pressure, etc. nā loina hana o nā mea kani puʻe, me ka piezoresistive, piezoelectric a me ka capacitive. Loaʻa i kēlā me kēia kumumanaʻo kona mau pono kūʻokoʻa a me ka laulā o ka noi, e like me nā sensor piezoresistive ma ke ana ʻana i ka hoʻololi ʻana i ka waiwai kūʻē e hoʻoholo ai i ke kaomi, ʻoiai nā mea ʻike piezoelectric e hoʻohana i ka hopena piezoelectric e hana i nā hōʻailona voltage.