I bought a pedometer a few days ago to get an idea of how far I walked in a day, with the intention of monitoring my daily activity. (E.g. search for "10,000 steps" on google.)
I've been through three pedometers in the past week and these things really don't work very well. The count is derived from a little pendulum that swings back and forth on a spring. Switch debounce and sensitivity are major problems with these pendulum based units, and I'm not aware of anything else out there that tackles the job in a different way.
I've been wondering what might be a better way to make a pedometer, and also if there is a way to do it with no moving parts.
My first thought was to put a sensor in each shoe, but then you'd have to run wires between the two shoes, which is silly, or use RF. C'mon, "Blue Tooth walking shoes"? I think that's going a little too far.
A reasonably reliable pedometer, no moving parts. Any suggestions?
Mike