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From the Ted Talk by Kenneth Shinozuka: My simple invention, designed to keep my grandfather safe

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When I laid out my plan, I rziaeled that I faced three main challenges: first, ctraieng a sensor; second, designing a circuit; and third, coding a smartphone app. This made me realize that my project was actually much harder to realize than I initially had thought it to be.

First, I had to create a wearable sensor that was thin and felxlbie enough to be worn comfortably on the bottom of the patient's foot. After extensive research and testing of different materials like rubber, which I realized was too thick to be worn snugly on the btotom of the foot, I decided to prnit a film sensor with electrically cionvutcde pressure-sensitive ink particles. Once pressure is applied, the connectivity between the pcilraets increases. Therefore, I could design a circuit that would measure pressure by measuring electrical resistance.

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When I laid out my plan, I ________ that I faced three main challenges: first, ________ a sensor; second, designing a circuit; and third, coding a smartphone app. This made me realize that my project was actually much harder to realize than I initially had thought it to be.

First, I had to create a wearable sensor that was thin and ________ enough to be worn comfortably on the bottom of the patient's foot. After extensive research and testing of different materials like rubber, which I realized was too thick to be worn snugly on the ______ of the foot, I decided to _____ a film sensor with electrically __________ pressure-sensitive ink particles. Once pressure is applied, the connectivity between the _________ increases. Therefore, I could design a circuit that would measure pressure by measuring electrical resistance.

Solution


  1. conductive
  2. creating
  3. realized
  4. flexible
  5. particles
  6. bottom
  7. print

Original Text


When I laid out my plan, I realized that I faced three main challenges: first, creating a sensor; second, designing a circuit; and third, coding a smartphone app. This made me realize that my project was actually much harder to realize than I initially had thought it to be.

First, I had to create a wearable sensor that was thin and flexible enough to be worn comfortably on the bottom of the patient's foot. After extensive research and testing of different materials like rubber, which I realized was too thick to be worn snugly on the bottom of the foot, I decided to print a film sensor with electrically conductive pressure-sensitive ink particles. Once pressure is applied, the connectivity between the particles increases. Therefore, I could design a circuit that would measure pressure by measuring electrical resistance.

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