Creation of astro socks to study the effect of microgravity on the body of astronauts

Information about project

In this project, students will create astronoscope models and visualize data using an Arduino while learning about the anatomy of the foot. Creates solutions to facilitate the impact on astronauts’ feet.

Material Includes

  •  sock
  •  cardboard size 3 cm x 6 cm
  •  copper or aluminum tape 2.5 cm x 2.5 cm
  •  100 ohm resistors (brown-black-brown)
  •  connecting wires with a female-to-female jumper
  •  connecting wires with a male-male jumper
  •  transparent tape
  •  fabric electrical tape 15 cm
  •  cardboard size 14 cm x 50 cm
  •  cardboard measuring 14 cm x 20 cm
  •  cardboard measuring 14 cm x 10 cm
  • Reusable materials
  •  1 microcontroller (Arduino)
  •  1 A-to-B USB cable for Arduino
  •  1 breadboard
  • Set of tools
  •  wire stripper
  •  metric ruler
  •  scissors
  •  marker
  •  blowtorch

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