impact sensor?

Archiver

>I need some ideas for an inexpensive way to measure
>impact. I will be fitting a piece of clothing with
>sensors to measure small impact zones and I need to
>use something fairly thin that can be hit without
>breaking. Any ideas? Mesurements don't have to be
>precise...a simple device that can register a YES/NO
>hit would work. Are there any momentary switches that
>would work?
>
>andrew


How about LDT piezo vibration sensors? Digikey carries them as part# MSP1006.

-- Tracy

Archiver

Piezo sounds like the right technology. There is a product that I believe is
called 'Piezo Film', sold in sheets or on rolls that you may want to search
out - it's flexible and inexpensive.
Chris
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> Subject: [noparse][[/noparse]basicstamps] impact sensor?
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> I need some ideas for an inexpensive way to measure
> impact. I will be fitting a piece of clothing with
> sensors to measure small impact zones and I need to
> use something fairly thin that can be hit without
> breaking. Any ideas? Mesurements don't have to be
> precise...a simple device that can register a YES/NO
> hit would work. Are there any momentary switches that
> would work?
>
> andrew
>
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