Healthcare Skin Pressure Detector

Add Arduino and a Force Resistor Sensor to your next healthcare simulation project to detect the amount of pressure applied on a site!

Dec 23, 2016

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environmental sensing

health

monitoring

Devices & Components

Arduino Uno Rev3

Resistor 10k ohm

Force Sensitive Resistor

Alligator Clips

Resistor 220 ohm

Rotary potentiometer (generic)

LED (generic)

Standard LCD - 16x2 White on Blue

Jumper wires (generic)

Breadboard (generic)

Software & Tools

Arduino Web Editor

Project description

Code

Healthcare Skin Pressure Detector

arduino

1// LiquidCrystal - Version: Latest 
2#include <LiquidCrystal.h>
3
4/*
5Healthcare   Skin Pressure Detector
6Created by: David Escobar
7*/
8
9int sensorPin =   A0; //pin for reading sensor pressure
10LiquidCrystal lcd(12, 11, 5, 4, 3, 2);
11int   ledGood = 7; //green led signals max depth
12
13void setup() {
14    Serial.begin(9600);
15     lcd.begin(16,2);
16    pinMode(ledGood, OUTPUT);
17}
18//Uncomment Serial   if needed
19
20void loop() {
21    int sensorRead = analogRead(sensorPin); //read   FSR sensor
22    
23    if(sensorRead >= 950){
24        digitalWrite(ledGood,   HIGH);
25        lcd.setCursor(0,1);
26        lcd.print("20 lbs");
27        //Serial.println(sensorRead);
28         //Serial.println(voltage);
29    }
30    else{
31        digitalWrite(ledGood,   LOW);
32        lcd.setCursor(0,1);
33        lcd.print("--------");
34        //Serial.println(sensorRead);
35         //Serial.println(voltage);
36    }
37    /*
38    Serial.print("Sensor   Reading: ");
39    Serial.print(sensorRead);
40    Serial.println("");
41     Serial.print("Reading: ");
42    Serial.print(sensorRead);
43    Serial.println("");
44     */
45    lcd.setCursor(0,0);
46    lcd.print("Pressure: ");
47    delay(100);
48     
49}

// LiquidCrystal - Version: Latest 
#include <LiquidCrystal.h>

/*
Healthcare   Skin Pressure Detector
Created by: David Escobar
*/

int sensorPin =   A0; //pin for reading sensor pressure
LiquidCrystal lcd(12, 11, 5, 4, 3, 2);
int   ledGood = 7; //green led signals max depth

void setup() {
    Serial.begin(9600);
     lcd.begin(16,2);
    pinMode(ledGood, OUTPUT);
}
//Uncomment Serial   if needed

void loop() {
    int sensorRead = analogRead(sensorPin); //read   FSR sensor
    
    if(sensorRead >= 950){
        digitalWrite(ledGood,   HIGH);
        lcd.setCursor(0,1);
        lcd.print("20 lbs");
        //Serial.println(sensorRead);
         //Serial.println(voltage);
    }
    else{
        digitalWrite(ledGood,   LOW);
        lcd.setCursor(0,1);
        lcd.print("--------");
        //Serial.println(sensorRead);
         //Serial.println(voltage);
    }
    /*
    Serial.print("Sensor   Reading: ");
    Serial.print(sensorRead);
    Serial.println("");
     Serial.print("Reading: ");
    Serial.print(sensorRead);
    Serial.println("");
     */
    lcd.setCursor(0,0);
    lcd.print("Pressure: ");
    delay(100);
     
}

Healthcare Skin Pressure Detector

arduino

1// LiquidCrystal - Version: Latest 
2#include <LiquidCrystal.h>
3
4/*
5Healthcare  Skin Pressure Detector
6Created by: David Escobar
7*/
8
9int sensorPin =  A0; //pin for reading sensor pressure
10LiquidCrystal lcd(12, 11, 5, 4, 3, 2);
11int  ledGood = 7; //green led signals max depth
12
13void setup() {
14    Serial.begin(9600);
15    lcd.begin(16,2);
16    pinMode(ledGood, OUTPUT);
17}
18//Uncomment Serial  if needed
19
20void loop() {
21    int sensorRead = analogRead(sensorPin); //read  FSR sensor
22    
23    if(sensorRead >= 950){
24        digitalWrite(ledGood,  HIGH);
25        lcd.setCursor(0,1);
26        lcd.print("20 lbs");
27        //Serial.println(sensorRead);
28        //Serial.println(voltage);
29    }
30    else{
31        digitalWrite(ledGood,  LOW);
32        lcd.setCursor(0,1);
33        lcd.print("--------");
34        //Serial.println(sensorRead);
35        //Serial.println(voltage);
36    }
37    /*
38    Serial.print("Sensor  Reading: ");
39    Serial.print(sensorRead);
40    Serial.println("");
41    Serial.print("Reading: ");
42    Serial.print(sensorRead);
43    Serial.println("");
44    */
45    lcd.setCursor(0,0);
46    lcd.print("Pressure: ");
47    delay(100);
48    
49}

// LiquidCrystal - Version: Latest 
#include <LiquidCrystal.h>

/*
Healthcare  Skin Pressure Detector
Created by: David Escobar
*/

int sensorPin =  A0; //pin for reading sensor pressure
LiquidCrystal lcd(12, 11, 5, 4, 3, 2);
int  ledGood = 7; //green led signals max depth

void setup() {
    Serial.begin(9600);
    lcd.begin(16,2);
    pinMode(ledGood, OUTPUT);
}
//Uncomment Serial  if needed

void loop() {
    int sensorRead = analogRead(sensorPin); //read  FSR sensor
    
    if(sensorRead >= 950){
        digitalWrite(ledGood,  HIGH);
        lcd.setCursor(0,1);
        lcd.print("20 lbs");
        //Serial.println(sensorRead);
        //Serial.println(voltage);
    }
    else{
        digitalWrite(ledGood,  LOW);
        lcd.setCursor(0,1);
        lcd.print("--------");
        //Serial.println(sensorRead);
        //Serial.println(voltage);
    }
    /*
    Serial.print("Sensor  Reading: ");
    Serial.print(sensorRead);
    Serial.println("");
    Serial.print("Reading: ");
    Serial.print(sensorRead);
    Serial.println("");
    */
    lcd.setCursor(0,0);
    lcd.print("Pressure: ");
    delay(100);
    
}

Downloadable files

Skin Pressure Force Detector Diagram

Wiring Diagram

Skin Pressure Force Detector Diagram

Wiring Diagram

Skin Pressure Force Detector Diagram

Documentation

Skin Mold Box

Used for creating the piece of skin used for project. 2mm thickness on base.

Skin Mold Box

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