In one of my projects I basically have an implant mounted into a cardboard (See image attached). I need to figure out if the mounting method is providing the right support for the implant, so we thought we could use a displacement sensor to see if the implant moves in x/y direction from different testing, cyclic loading etc. The measures would be for a displacement of 1mm-1cm. Do you have any suggestion on where to place the sensor and if there are sensors for these type of measurements that work with Arduino.
The implant moving in relation to it's base or the base/implant assy moving in relation to the box...?
Any dimensions to get any idea of scale..?
Where can any sensors be mounted..?
We would be interested to whatever we gat, the implant (ballon looking thing) can move down (sagging), side ways(displacement) or create space between it and the surface of the box where it's mounted.
Sensors can be mounted anywhere where they would give us any of the distances of interest.
The box is 12in x 12in x 12in and the balloon will be anywhere about 3-6 inches width and a cup of flower as a volume.
High contrast images. Snap pictures and compare area. Counting pixels gives area, outline shows displacement vs reference image. Non contacting sensing insures no displacements caused by the apperatus.
From the VL53L0X datasheet, the OP's stated minimum intended displacement of 1 mm is going to be a tough limit for a VL53L0X to reach unless averaging one heck of a lot of points, even if the target is white and likely flat.
