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Project Team: Nicholas Parrott, Erick JanampaECE Faculty Advisor: Dr. John R. LaCourseCurrent Date: October 28, 2010Project Completion Date: April, 2010
Instrumented Workboot
Problem Background
Health problems related to entering and exiting industrial sized trucks and equipment.
Solution: Develop an Instrumented Workboot Generate meaningful data for medical
professionals
Project Definition
The goal of this project is to develop an instrumented work boot that will measure and record impact forces and trajectories associated with foot contact.
Specific Design Objectives
Implementation
Block Diagram of System Implementation
Part 1: Data Collection
Force Sensing Resistors (FSR’s)
Accelerometer
Amplification
A/D Converter
Force Sensor Driver Circuit
Part 2: Signal Analysis
Sampling Analog Digital
Microcontroller ADC/Memory
Part 3: Graphical User Interface
To display collected data
User-friendly
Three Force vs. Time graphs
Real time display
Part 3: Graphical User Interface
Expected Output of Force vs. Time
Testing
Determining the placement of the sensors Data measured and recorded when user
steps down Calibration Analog vs. Digital
Estimated Timeline – Fall Semester
Estimated Timeline – Spring Semester
Budget Projection
Budget Estimates
Item(s) Cost
Sensor Package $117
Monolithic Op Amp (Driver Circuit)
$0.44
9v Battery $2
Microcontroller and Components
$50
Work Boots $75
Total Cost $244.44
Questions?