Touch Screen Technology

EECS 373
Jake Chrumka and David Yuschak
What is a touch screen?

n electronic visual
dis!lay that locates
the coordinates o" a
users touch #ithin
dis!lay area

Works
inde!endently o"
#hat is $eing
dis!layed on screen
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When is it !!lica$le?

't allo#s users to interact

directly #ith #hat is $eing
dis!layed( rather than
indirectly using a mouse or
key$oard

Can $e used #ithout any

intermediate device

)ound in modern
smart!hones( video games(
kiosks( navigation systems(
etc* * *
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,rie" -istory

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Touch Screen Technology

)our di>erent technologies used to make touch

screens today?

/esistive

Ca!acitive

Sur"ace coustic Wave .SW0

'n"rared @ED or A!tical

/esistive Touch Screens

T#o layers o"

conductive material

Touch creates contact

$et#een resistive
layers com!leting
circuit
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/esistive Touch Screens

Boltage in circuit
changes $ased on
!osition

Controller determines
location $ased on
voltages

ny material can
trigger sensors %<&
Why /esistive?

dvantages?

Cost6e>ective and lo# !o#er

/eCuirements

ctivated $y any o$Dect

ccurate

Disadvantages?

5olyester sur"ace can $e damaged

Anly 73E light transmission

@o#er endurance .F33 million touches0

/esistive
Summary

8G resistive touch screen #ill cost a$out H27

I and 3 #ire touch screens don9t need controllers

)or those that do( they cost less than H3

ny o$Dect can $e used to activate the screen

:ot a$le to register multi!le touches

F73E o" light is trans"erred through .+<*3E !er layer0

Ca!acitive Touch Screens

Jlass !anel #ith

conductive layer .'ndium
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Small amount o" voltage

a!!lied to "our corners
o" touch screen
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Ca!acitive Touch Screens

Touch dra#s minute

amount o" current
creating voltage dro!

Coordinates o" !oint o"

contact calculated $y
controller
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Why Ca!acitive?

dvantages?

Dura$le sur"ace material

-igh endurance .F<33 million touches0

Bery accurate

Jood o!tical Cuality

Disadvantages?

Triggered only $y $are Lnger or active

stylus
Ca!acitive
Summary

8G ca!acitive touch screen costs a$out H+77

Controllers can $e $ought "or less than H3

Anly conductive o$Dects can $e used to activate

$le to register multi!le touches

F88E o" light is trans"erred through

Sur"ace coustic Wave
Touch Screens

Sur"ace consists o" glass overlay #ith

transmitting and receiving transducers
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Sur"ace coustic Wave
Touch Screens

Electrical signals sent to the transmitting

transducers converts to ultrasonic #aves

Waves are directed across screen $y reMectors

then directed to receiving transducers
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Sur"ace coustic Wave
Touch Screens

When Lnger touches screen it a$sor$s #aves

/eceived values are com!ared to stored

digital ma!s to calculate K and y coordinates
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Why SW?

dvantages?

,est o!tical Cuality

-igh sur"ace dura$ility and seal

ctivated $y multi!le sources

Disadvantages?

EK!ensive

Contaminates on screen can cause "alse6

touches
Sur"ace coustic Wave
Summary

We #ere not a$le to Lnd !rices "or individual

screens

ny o$Dect can $e used to activate the screen

$le to register multi!le touches

F+77E o" light is trans"erred through

Nses in"rared @EDs and matching

!hotodetectors

Touching screen interru!ts @EDs

'n"raredOA!tical
Touch Screens
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'n"raredOA!tical
Touch Screens

Cameras detect reMected @ED caused $y touch

Controller a$le to calculate coordinates "rom

camera data
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'n"raredOA!tical
Touch Screens

dvantages?

-igh o!tical clarity

Dura$le sur"ace

Su!!orts multi6touch

Can scale to large siPes

Disadvantages?

EK!ensive

Cameras can get out o" alignment

'n"raredOA!tical
Summary

8G in"rared touch screen costs a$out H+27

ny o$Dect can $e used to activate the screen

$le to register multi!le touches

F+77E o" light is trans"erred through

Ty!e EKam!les 5rice .DigiQey0
Tool "or
'n!ut
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touch
/esistive
H+7 .3*3G0
H27 .8G0
H+37 .+1G0
ny o$Dect :o
Ca!acitiv
e
H+77 .8G0
H+27 .+1G0
H3+7 .3<G0
)inger or
active
stylus
Yes
SW

H377 .+3G0
H837 .+1G0
Rincludes touch screen
and @CD monitor
ny o$Dect Yes
'n"raredO
A!tical
H+37 .8G0
H<37 .+1G0
H3<7 .<2G0
ny o$Dect Yes
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Works Cited
1. http://topnews.net.nz/category/companies/nintendo?page=7
2. http://www.planarembedded.com/technology/touch/
3. http://computer.howstuffworks.com/uestion71!.htm
". http://www.t#ielectronics.com/$ouch%&creen.html
'. http://in#entors.about.com/od/tstartin#entions/a/$ouch(&creen.htm
!. http://oldcomputers.net/apple(newton.html
7. http://www.tradekorea.com/product(detail/)**2"1""!/touch%screen.html
+. http://www.touchscreen(me.com/technologies(comparison(optical.php