A SEMINAR

ON
Modern Touch Screen Technologies

Presented
By

Sidhant Goel (/IC/10)
Aman Srivastava (409/IC/10)
Rishabh Jaini (506/IC/10)







Department of Instrumentation & Control Engineering
Netaji Subhas Institute of Technology
A display which can detect the presence and
location of a touch within the display area.
What is Touchscreen ?
INTRODUCTION

In 1971, the first touch screen developed by
Sam Hurst and Elographics.

The HP-150 from 1983 was probably the
world's earliest commercial touchscreen
computer.

Now days, Multipoint touchscreen facilitates
the tracking of more than one finger on the
screen.
HOW DOES A TOUCHSCREEN
WORK?
1. Touch Sensor

2. Controller

3. Software Driver
1. TOUCHSENSOR
2. CONTROLLER
A small PC card
which translates
information that PC
can understand.
3. SOFTWARE DRIVER
Driver allows to
work with existing
software.

1. Resistive

2. Infrared

3. Capacitive

1.RESISTIVE
A resistive touchscreen
panel is composed of
several layers.
It consists of a glass
that is coated with
electrically conductive
and resistive layers.

ADVANTAGES OF
RESISTIVE TOUCH
SCREEN TECHNOLOGY
Lower cost.
Can operate with any pointing devices
like stylus and nail.
Good for hand writing recognition
system.
Resistive touch screen is not effected
by any elements such as dust or water.
DISADVANTAGES OF
RESISTIVE TOUCH SCREEN
TECHNOLOGY
Can be relatively easily damaged by
scratching.
Can be relatively easily damaged by
impact.
It emits only 75% of light which make
the image relatively bulky and dim.

2. Infrared
The new generation
IR touchscreen LCD
has been increased
brightness, clarity and
durability.
Touched with a finger,
gloved hand,
fingernail, or stylus, it
delivers a fast,
accurate response
every time.

ADVANTAGES OF
INFRARED TOUCH
SCREEN TECHNOLOGY..
Best image quality.
Almost all kind of stylus materials can be
used.
High stability, change in time and
environment will not effect.
IR having no intermediate touch overlay so it
transmit 100% light.
It used in ATMs, plasma TV, Hospital
operation room etc.
DISADVANTAGES OF INFRARED
TOUCH SCREEN TECHNOLOGY..
High pressure may causes unwanted
target selection.
Infrared touch screen having low
resolution.

3. CAPACITIVE
It consist of a glass panel
with capacitive (charge
storing) material coating
on its surface.
Circuits located at the
corners of the screen
measure capacitance of a
person touching the
overlay.
ADVANTAGES OF CAPACITIVE
TOUCH SCREEN TECHNOLOGY..
Visibility of the capacitive touch screen is good
even in sunlight.
Highly sensitive to finger touch leading to easy to
use.
Highly transmissivity transmit more than 85% of
light .
Capacitive touch screen can also implement multi
touch gesture.
This technology is used in smart phones (e.g.
Apple iPhones , HTC mobiles and Samsung )
DISADVANTAGES OF CAPACITIVE
TOUCH SCREEN TECHNOLOGY..
Can not be used with gloved hand and
stylus.
need to have at least 5% humidity to
achieve capacitive effect .
Capacitive touch screen is more
expensive.

APPLICATIONS
Many games use the touchscreens as a primary controlling
device.

Touchscreens becomes familiar in kiosk systems (retail and
tourist settings).

The popularity of smart phones, ATMs, and many types of
information appliances is driving the demand for
touchscreens.

Touchscreens are popular in heavy industry and in other
situations, such as museum displays or room automation.
References
1. www.google.co.in
2. www.wikipedia.com
3. www.touchscreensolutions.com.au
4. www.norteng.com
Thank you.