Greetings!
I am starting in this wonderful world called electronics, and as all the newbie, I have many questions, which I hope I will be able to answer trough this board.
I am starting a project that will involve various sensors, to measure the movements of the human body. So the choice of sensor fell on gyro and accelerometers. Mainly because I need to register the position in space, and translate it in a 3d environment. I will put them on something like a suit or other wearable items, so it should be easy to solder on the sensor.
The problem is: I have no idea where to start. I know how they works in general; I know that there are analog and digital version, and that they have different voltage to operate, and different sensitivity, but that's all that I know, and there are a ton of options.
I need basically a primer that would tell me, which "model" is used to a specific scope or use; so I can pick the ones that fits my needs. I am working with the human body, so I don't need anything fancy; the movements are mostly limited to hands or arms movements.
The choice among the ones with the specs that I consider right, are still a lot; and also the price is something that may vary wildly, so I hope that someone could shed some light about where to start.
I assume that there are various models, made by different companies, altho I fail to see the difference since the specs seems the same (same G, same voltage, same axis). Even the ones sold on Newark vary quite a lot.
Any suggestion is more than welcome; so I can avoid wasting money and time, on something that is not fitting my needs; and also avoid to waste money on something that is way beyond my scope (more is better, altho it is not my philosophy...I believe in the right tool for the right job).
Thanks in advance!
