Mervyn Larrier

1. One Arduino project with which Im familiar is the InMoov open-source robot
project. The basic goal of the project is to build a life-size, humanoid robot.
This is accomplished by the head project architect experimenting with design
configurations and posting the files for the 3D printed parts online for other
hobbyists to experiment with and improve. I participated in building and
examining the hand for the robot, which used an Arduino Uno and 5 servos to
enable articulation of the fingers. For this particular part of the project,
pressure sensors could be built into the finger tips to measure the pressure
the fingers exerted on the object and to provide feedback. InMoov: OpenSource 3D Printed Life-Sized Robot: http://www.inmoov.fr/gallery/
2. Measurand Ranges and Frequency Ranges
a. Impact force during a car crash causing traumatic brain injury
i. 0kN-550kN; 0Hz-100Hz (collaborated with lab partner)
b. Blood glucose of a diabetic patient
i. <0.1Hz (from slide), range 0mg/dL-200mg/dL
(www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/003482.htm)
3. Temperature:
a. What is the true temperature measurement? Water boils at 100C. The
average of the two measurements returns a value of 99.5C, which can
be rounded up to 100C.
b. What are the relative accuracies of (i) and (ii)? Which measurement
was more accurate? Explain why. The first measurement was more
accurate because it was 1 degree from the actual value.
c. The thermometer label indicates a range of -50C to 150C and a
relative accuracy of 1% full scale. Is it operating within these
specifications? Explain why or why not. Yes it is, because the
thermometers has a 200 degree range. 1% of 200 is 2%, and is
therefore within the specified range.

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4. One way the designer could reduce the effect of modifying inputs is by
making sure that the leads are insulated so that, in the event of crossing,
interference is minimized. Another, simpler way to decrease the same kind of
interference is by including instructions that explicitly state that the leads
must not cross in order to obtain valid results.
5. The two-point calibrations are likely to return a more accurate result than the
one-point because they cover more of the range and can somewhat account
for errors such as drift as well as nonlinearity. A one point calibration may be
fine for measurements with a linear graphical representation, but pH is
nonlinear, therefore requiring at least two points for an accurate
measurement. (i) would be the most correct.
6. Generally, response time would not affect the measurement of a blood
pressure reading since BP doesnt generally change rapidly under normal
conditions. Response time may be important to consider in a surgery setting,
however, as blood flow may drop significantly without the doctors immediate
notice. Therefore, the response time on this sensor should be minimal.
Hysteresis should have no effect on the measurement.

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7.

8. Sensor
a. Mean (old): 260; Mean (new): 260.3. SD (old): 106.4; SD (new): 104.7
b. The means and standard deviations for the two sensors are nearly
identical, and the values overlap in many cases. This shows they
operate within the same range and have tolerances.

Results
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Old sensor [mg/dL]

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c.
d.

Because the difference between the two values is 0.07, there is negligible bias
between the two values. This indicates that they are in sufficient agreement and
can be used interchangeably.
e. SD=106.4; median: 262.5; of the values (75%) are within 1 SD of the
boundary.