That sounds great, but I lack the required knowledge of microprocessors and associated sensors to build such a device here in my shop. I was hoping for a simple easy to build solution, but I guess that is not the answer when it comes to addressing such a complex problem.
I found an old...
Very good ideas guys! I think you are right on that a pressure switch is in fact what I need and not a sensor. A sensor would provide useful feedback during the initial fitting and testing process but in the end product a switch would be ideal.
Just to clarify one thing I saw mentioned above...
IRstuff:Maybe you can use a thin-film strain gage?
Well I did find this and it looks like it may be ideal, if I knew how it worked. Looks like it may be pretty expensive too. http://www.smdsensors.com/detail_pgs/s400_detail.htm
This brings up another problem which is cost. Insurance...
I am a prosthetist and as such I design and fabricate artificial limbs for amputees. I have noticed a recurring problem with dysvascular diabetics in that they often have no protective sensation. When their prosthesis is fitting correctly the pressures within the socket (the part their "stump"...
