Looks really cool, does anyone want to speculate on how it works? They say they have four sensors in the broom head? what do you think they are? pressure sensors maybe? do you think they have an accelerometer in addition to these sensors?
> Was there a way to take a pedometer (to measure
> stroke rate) and a miniature bathroom scale (to
> measure force) and fuse them to a curling broom?
>
> “So Andrew looks at me like I’m an idiot and
> says, ‘No, you’d use, like, four sensors and an
> accelerometer,’ ” Hamilton recalled.
Given that he wanted to measure stroke rate and force, it stands to reason that the accelerometer handles the stroke rate and the four sensors measure the force.
I'd imagine that (like the bathroom scale that they referenced, even if they're using different hardware) they have four 3-axis force sensors which connect the sweeping head to the broom, letting them calculate the forces while allowing for different angles.
