TOUCH SENSITIVE DEVICES

Presented By Shreya, Priyal and Aalana.

WHAT ARE TOUCH SENSITIVE DEVICES?
A touch screen is an electronic visual display that the user can control
through simple or multi-touch gestures by touching the screen with one
or more fingers.
Some touch screens can also detect objects such as a stylus or ordinary or
specially coated gloves. The user can use the touch screen to react to
what is displayed and to control how it is displayed.

How do they work?
Touch screens detect the placement of a finger on a screen, ranging from
mechanical, optical, and electrical sensing.
Todays capacitive electrical touch screens have proven to be the most versatile and
efficient way to sense human touch.
First, the monitor can act as a measuring sensor and respond to the tip of your finger
or other object and turn the touch into an electrical signal.


TYPES OF TOUCH SENSITIVE DEVICES
Resistive: A resistive touch screen panel comprises several layers. A
voltage is applied to one layer, and sensed by the other. When an
object, such as a fingertip or stylus tip, presses down onto the outer
surface, the two most important layers touch to become connected at
that point: The panel then behaves as a pair of voltage dividers, one
axis at a time. By rapidly switching between each layer, the position
of a pressure on the screen can be read.
Capacitive: A capacitive touch screen panel consists of an insulator
such as glass, coated with a transparent conductor. As the human
body is also an electrical conductor, touching the surface of the
screen results in a distortion of the screen's electrostatic field.
Different technologies may be used to determine the location of the
touch. The location is then sent to the controller for processing.
Self Acoustic Waves: technology uses ultrasonic waves that pass
over the touch screen panel. When touched, the change is sent for
processing.
Infra red grid: Uses LED infrared rays around the edges f the
screen to detect the disruption in the pattern of the LED beams. This
helps the sensors know where the screen is being touched.


Infrared Acrylic Projection: A translucent acrylic
sheet is used as a rear projection screen to display
information.
Optical Imaging: A touch shows up as a shadow
and each pair of cameras can then be pinpointed to
locate the touch or even measure the size of the
touching object
Dispersive signal technology: This system uses
sensors to detect the Piezoelectricity which is then
interpreted and the area that was touched is
located.
Acoustic pulse recognition: a touch at any one
position on the surface generates a sound wave,
which is then matched to previous sounds to find
the location of the touch.

ADVANTAGES OF TOUCH DEVICES.
Touch screen devices have limited buttons that will
possibly break after 3 4 years.
Touch screen devices usually have simpler user
interfaces. Example: IPod Apps.
Having less or not buttons means that you can put
more effort into having a big screen
For the people worried about hygiene, most devices
are easy to clean, some are even dirt, dust and
grease resistant.
For people new or uncomfortable with normal
desktops, touch screens are easy to use helping
more people get used to using computers.
Much more convenient to use than keyboards.

DISADVANTAGES OF TOUCH DEVICES.
The screen has to be big enough to be able to touch the
buttons without mistyping.
In direct sunlight it is much less efficient and most of the
time it is very difficult to read the screen.
If a touch screen device were to crash the whole screen
would be unresponsive, and because of the lack of
buttons, recovering it would be very difficult.
The screens always get dirty.
You have to be within arms reach of the device.
They usually cost more than ordinary devices.
Battery usually drains out quickly due to the brightness
and applications running.

IMPACTS OF TSD ON THE SOCIETY.
It has encouraged the disabled to explore the
technology being produced today.
It has made the younger generation lazy as it is
addictive and distractive.
It has made an impact on businesses as they are
using the technology for marketing purposes.




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