Sound/Pressure Detector

  • Colt
    22nd Jan 2012 Member 0 Permalink
    A new sound/pressure detector



    It works fairly decent, both use a falling powder configuration to detect fluctuations in pressure, and any slight reverberations that can be picked up on. One.is more sensitive, almost like an electronic ear. It cannot detect different levels of pressure intensity, for that is near impossible at this size. I haven't tried other configurations recently, I just wanted to improve on the falling powder design. I hope u like.
  • Turban-of-Terror
    22nd Jan 2012 Member 0 Permalink
    It seems a tiny bit glitchy, but I'm sure this could become a great idea with more improvement.
  • Dingolo
    22nd Jan 2012 Member 0 Permalink
    Another example to detect pressure/temperature is: Create a sign > Write "{t}" or "{p}" in it.
  • Colt
    22nd Jan 2012 Member 0 Permalink
    Yes, but that's a sign, not using any materials. This uses a falling powder design. I'm currently working on a better non-glitchy prototype, and one that detects from all directions.
  • Catelite
    22nd Jan 2012 Former Staff 0 Permalink
    Heh. So this is for detecting waves in the air, right? You could apply some 0 temperature pump to absorb excess pressure maybe.
  • Colt
    22nd Jan 2012 Member 0 Permalink
    Good idea @Catelite, but sometimes it is better to have the extra resounding pressure, to simulate sound waves, on here, in the form of pressure. I will definetly try it though, thanks for the help :p

    Edit: @Catelite srry now I see what your saying, resounding pressure within the device wouldn't really be effective.
  • Turban-of-Terror
    22nd Jan 2012 Member 0 Permalink
    If you want to make one that detects from all sides, try a circular air filter wall, with really cold quarts in a circle, with a detector wall directly behind it to sense breaking quarts. To fix gravity affecting falling powder, try and turn gravity off. Like @Catelite said, use zero temp pump for elimination/Blocking of excess pressure waves :)
  • Colt
    22nd Jan 2012 Member 0 Permalink
    I will try, I'm busy this week so I can't do much to improve it now. I like the quartz idea though. It might just work.
  • Dingolo
    22nd Jan 2012 Member 0 Permalink
    Cool idea! It detects the powder where it's going by the pressure and air!
  • Colt
    22nd Jan 2012 Member 0 Permalink
    Thanks, I am still working on one that works from all angles so it will be more effective than on that only works from two sides. I probably shouldn't have put them inside of walls because it amplifies the pressure quite a bit; sometimes ruining the machine. I absolutely need to delete the TNT and c-4 I put there for testing purposes, it has a tendency to ruin the device when placed very close to it during testing