Hey Folks,
I'm trying to find out what the components are called and where to get them for the following project. Any help is much appreciated. The project:
I need to buy/make a plate or mat that could be placed on a flat surface, then have objects of various flatness and shape put on the mat. The mat is a grid of sensors that is divided up say 1/4 x 1/4 inch. It would be able to output the vertical pressure at each point on the grid. Then output (via USB or other connection) to PC software that would display the readings in something like a heat map or a graph. Much like those devices at the shoe store that map the bottom of your foot to figure out what in-sole is best for you. This mat would need to withstand about 4000lbs vertical force spread over a patch about 4" x 13" wide. The mat/sensor needs to be about 14" square, but bigger is ok.
Hope thats enough information.
Thanks!
