This time I mainly want to update you on the progress of the technical hardware part of our product. By now we have created two different type of 'measuring shoe's' by using two different types of sensor.
Prototype #1 makes use of force sensors that are built into a sort of a flip-flop that can be worn over your shoe. This prototype measures force of impact and is therefore also able to detect the number of impacts. An image of the prototy
pe can be seen below.
The first photo shows the force sensitive flip-flop connected to the computer
On the photo below you can see the prototype in use.
The second prototype that we built makes use of bending sensors and is attached to a shoe by means of rubber bands. This solution is very elegant and can be used on (or even in) any shoe. The photo below shows an image of the prototype.
All of the given sensors displayed the amount of steps on a computer screen and the impact of the step. Also the computer played a tune when a certain amount of steps was reached.
Our next step will be to use one of these prototypes to make a final usable and testable prototype that will be more specified in both function and target audience.
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