I am building a machine that will have paint balls rapidly shot at it. I need help designing a way that the machine can detect when it is hit by a paint ball and information be sent to the computer.
All ideas are appreciated.
Thanks
2007-03-14 05:50:29 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Engineering
Thde machine itself will be in motion
2007-03-14 06:08:47 · update #1
You can try using an alarm system shock detector. These are designed to detect sharp blows and glass breakage. It may work well enough so as to only detect a paint ball impact and not some object thrown by a player. (Thereby preventing false detection)
2007-03-14 16:33:33 · answer #1 · answered by MarkG 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You need an onboard shock detection system. There are several vendors making such devices. I have experience with the one I list in the source list below, do a search on portable shock recorders for others.
2007-03-17 01:51:00 · answer #2 · answered by lyngengr 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
an accelerometer might work. Would detect the sudden movement caused by the paintball hitting it.
2007-03-14 12:59:11 · answer #3 · answered by rabies1979 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋