heh... the bob dummy will move. :-) Pretty sure my son has enough technique to move it enough to measure - and he wants his Sensei to do the kicking... it may be more a question of not knocking over the bob and/or breaking the wiimote/board. If you lighten the base, it will move easier than a hanging bag. Like your arcade example, the pressure plate balance board mounted on a stand-type-thingyby msuazo - Homebrew General
Axel, Thank you! I input is greatly appreciated. Looks like he'll have to re-think it. I wonder if we could mount a Wiimote on the back of the "bob" - it's a soft rubber form on top of a heavy plastic base - it does move to some degree when hit with enough force... maybe use the pressure plate idea - if we could mount it in a stand so it just makes contact with the back of the Bob, wby msuazo - Homebrew General
Greetings, My son is doing a 7th grade science fair project involving the measurement of force (He wants to measure the force of various kicks in karate using a big rubber "bob" training dummy. We're wondering if it might be possible to use the accelerometer in a wiimote to do it? You all seem to be WAY smarter than I am, so I thought I'd ask if you all have any ideas... Thanks!by msuazo - Homebrew General