Greetings stackexchange!

I am trying to build a suitable pull-switch for my invention. Inside the switch, there is a tiny metal plate. When the user pulls the switch, this metal plate gets close to and makes contact with two metal structures and forms a closed circuit which is connected to a digital pin on an Arduino.

The problem is that I need this to function for up to 10 million cycles or more, and I'm neither a eletrical nor a mechanical engineer so I have no idea if it will hold that long. I have designed the two metal structures so that there should still be plenty of area in proximity to the metal plate (less than 1 millimeter away) after expected bending, wear and tear, but apart from that I have no idea what other problems I might encounter.

My three questions:

Are there any other issues I need to consider for 10 million cycles?

Can the Arduino handle that many cycles?

Suggestions on suitable material for the metal plate and structures?

I am trying to build a suitable pull-switch for my invention. Inside the switch, there is a tiny metal plate. When the user pulls the switch, this metal plate gets close to and makes contact with two metal structures and forms a closed circuit which is connected to a digital pin on an Arduino.

The problem is that I need this to function for up to 10 million cycles or more, and I'm neither a eletrical nor a mechanical engineer so I have no idea if it will hold that long. I have designed the two metal structures so that there should still be plenty of area in proximity to the metal plate (less than 1 millimeter away) after expected bending, wear and tear, but apart from that I have no idea what other problems I might encounter.

My three questions:

Are there any other issues I need to consider for 10 million cycles?

Can the Arduino handle that many cycles?

Suggestions on suitable material for the metal plate and structures?

Greetings stackexchange!

I am trying to build a suitable pull-switch for my invention. Inside the switch there is a tiny metal plate. When the user pulls the switch this metal plate gets close to and makes contact with two metal structures and forms a closed circuit which is connected to a digital pin on an Arduino.

The problem is that I need this to function for up to 10 million cycles or more, and I'm neither a eletrical nor a mechanical engineer so I have no idea if it will hold that long. I have designed the two metal structures so that there should still be plenty of area in proximity to the metal plate (less than 1 milimeter away) after expected bending, wear and tear, but apart from that I have no idea what other problems I might encounter.

My three questions:

Are there any other issues I need to consider for 10 million cycles?

Can the Arduino handle that many cycles?

Suggestions on suitable material for the metal plate and structures?

Any advice would be much appreciated.

Greetings stackexchange!

I am trying to build a suitable pull-switch for my invention. Inside the switch, there is a tiny metal plate. When the user pulls the switch, this metal plate gets close to and makes contact with two metal structures and forms a closed circuit which is connected to a digital pin on an Arduino.

The problem is that I need this to function for up to 10 million cycles or more, and I'm neither a eletrical nor a mechanical engineer so I have no idea if it will hold that long. I have designed the two metal structures so that there should still be plenty of area in proximity to the metal plate (less than 1 millimeter away) after expected bending, wear and tear, but apart from that I have no idea what other problems I might encounter.

My three questions:

Are there any other issues I need to consider for 10 million cycles?

Can the Arduino handle that many cycles?

Suggestions on suitable material for the metal plate and structures?