USES
OF TOUCHSCREENS
Touchscreens are used in information kiosks,
computer based training devices, and systems designed to help individuals who
have difficulty manipulating a mouse or a keyboard. Touchscreen systems are
also used in a variety of applications, including point of sales systems,
public information displays, industrial control systems, etc.
There are a number of touchscreen technologies: RESISTIVE: A resistive touchscreen
panel is composed of several layers. SURFACE
ACOUSTIC WAVE: Surface acoustic wave (SAW) technology uses ultrasonic waves
that pass over the touch screen panel. CAPACITIVE:
Such panels are coated with indium tin oxide that conducts a continuous
current across the sensor. INFRARED:
Method uses an array of vertical and horizontal IR sensors that detect the
interruptions of a modulations light beam near the surface of the screen. STRAIN GAUGE: Here the screen is spring
mounted on the 4 corners and strain gauges are used to determine deflection
when the screen is touched. There are several other technologies like Optical
imaging, dispersive signal technology, and acoustic pulse recognition: Frustrated
total internal reflection and Diffused laser imaging
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