sensor to measure force

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arivalagan13

Joined Apr 30, 2009
29
i want to convert the stress given by humans(while using mouse) into some electrical quantity...which one is better?strain gauge or piezoelectric sensor? why?


regards,
arivu
 

Mike33

Joined Feb 4, 2005
349
Depends on what the vector of the force is, and so on, I believe. Do you want to measure downward pressure, pressure on the mouses buttons, lateral motion?

Do you want to measure the force on/in the arm, or that applied to the mouse and then extrapolate that to approximate what is happening to the person?

Design considerations and elaboration ;o)
 

cjdelphi

Joined Mar 26, 2009
272
When at work or working with "mentally ill" children, do you refer to them as spastics? lol

I thought you'd need an accelerometer to do this type of job?
 

eng1ne

Joined Dec 4, 2009
97
CJ, spastic used to be a well recognised and acceptable term used to describe those with cerebral palsy.

But the word has been used (misused) as an insult of recent, and thus you have highlighted the stigma synonymous with it.
 
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