Title :
Low-Cost Malleable Surfaces with Multi-Touch Pressure Sensitivity
Author :
Smith, David J. ; Graham, T. C Nicholas ; Holman, David ; Borchers, Jan
Author_Institution :
Queen´´s Univ. Kingston, Kingston
Abstract :
While touch sensitivity has today become commonplace, it is oftentimes limited to a single point of contact with a hard, rigid surface. We present a novel technique for the construction of a malleable surface with multi-touch sensitivity. The sensor is pressure sensitive and responds to near zero-force touch from any object. The technique is an extension of previous work based on frustrated total internal reflection.
Keywords :
pressure sensors; sensor fusion; tactile sensors; touch sensitive screens; frustrated total internal reflection; low-cost malleable surfaces; multi-touch pressure sensitivity; multi-touch sensors; touch screens; Cameras; Displays; Feedback; Haptic interfaces; Hysteresis; Optical reflection; Optical refraction; Sensor arrays; Skin; Tactile sensors;
Conference_Titel :
Horizontal Interactive Human-Computer Systems, 2007. TABLETOP '07. Second Annual IEEE International Workshop on
Conference_Location :
Newport, RI
Print_ISBN :
978-0-7695-2013-1
DOI :
10.1109/TABLETOP.2007.28
