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Touch Screen Sensors: Thomas Shupe ECE 5320 Mechatronics Assignment #1
Touch Screen Sensors: Thomas Shupe ECE 5320 Mechatronics Assignment #1
Thomas Shupe
Assignment #1
Outline
• References
• To explore further
• What are touch screen sensors
• Different types touch screen sensors
• Working principles
• Major applications
• Cost
• Where to buy
References
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Touchscre
en
• http://www.touchscreens.com/intro-
anatomy.html
• Research Note on Touch Screen
Sensors by Andrew Nathanson
• http://www.wisegeek.com/what-are-touch-
screen-monitors.htm
To Explore Further
• http://searchcio-
midmarket.techtarget.com/sDefinition/0,,si
d183_gci214510,00.html
• http://www.howstuffworks.com/question71
6.htm
• Multi-Touch Interaction Research
by Jeff han http://cs.nyu.edu/~jhan/ftirtouch/
What are Touch Screen Sensors?
• “A Touchscreen is a display which can
detect the location of touches within the
display area. This allows the display to be
used as an input device, removing the
keyboard and/or the mouse as the primary
input device for interacting with the
display's content.”
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Touchscreen
Types of Touch Screen Sensors
• External add on touch screens
http://www.touchscreens.com/intro-anatomy.html
Integrated Touch Screens
• The sensor system is already integrated
into the screen or monitor
http://techon.nikkeibp.co.jp/english/NEWS_EN/20071025/141314/thumb_430_iiD.jpg
Working Principles
•A clear touch sensor is placed over
the viewable video screen
http://www.touchscreens.com/intro-anatomy.html
Working Principles
• A controller (2) takes information from the touch
screen (1)
• The info is turned into information the computer
can understand
• A software
driver is needed
to allow the touch
screen and
computer to work
together (3)
http://www.touchscreens.com/intro-anatomy.html
Working Principles
Multiple Types of Touch Sensors
• Resistive
• Surface Acoustic Wave
• Capacitive
• Infrared
• Strain Gage
Resistive
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china.com/image/2f0j00bMTQkrgBRYpuM/Metal-Oxide-
Film-Fixed-Resistor.jpg
http://magicseaweed.com
•Screen is mounted on
four springs one at each corner
http://etestinc.com/db4/00336/etestinc.com/_uimages/str
ainguage.bmp
Consumer Electronics
• Phones
• PDA’s
• Digital Cameras
• GPS
• etc
www.trafficdominatetricks.com/jv/prizes.htm techwoo.com/hp-ipaq-112-classic-pda-phone/
Typical Applications
ATM
http://www.acceptvisaandmastercard.com/assets/images/atm1.jpg
Interactive Kiosks
and learning
stations
Etc. Etc. Etc.
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Cost
• Overlay screen $169 - $299
• Integrated Touch Screen Monitor
– 12” LCD $609
– 17” Monitor $539
– 42” LCD $4872
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Where To Buy
• www.touchscreens.com
• http://www.ezscreen.com/
• http://www.abilityhub.com/mouse/touchscr
een.htm