A cuttable multi-touch sensor
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Author(s)
Olberding, Simon
Gong, Nan-Wei
Tiab, John
Steimle, Jürgen
Gong, Nan-wei
Paradiso, Joseph A
Date Issued
October 2013
Journal
Proceedings of the 26th annual ACM symposium on User interface software and technology - UIST '13
Publisher
Association for Computing Machinery
Citation
Olberding, Simon, Nan-Wei Gong, John Tiab, Joseph A. Paradiso, and Jürgen Steimle. “A Cuttable Multi-Touch Sensor.” Proceedings of the 26th Annual ACM Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology - UIST ’13 (2013), October 8–11, 2013, St. Andrews, United Kingdom, ACM.
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Abstract
We propose cutting as a novel paradigm for ad-hoc customization of printed electronic components. As a first instantiation, we contribute a printed capacitive multi-touch sensor, which can be cut by the end-user to modify its size and shape. This very direct manipulation allows the end-user to easily make real-world objects and surfaces touch-interactive, to augment physical prototypes and to enhance paper craft. We contribute a set of technical principles for the design of printable circuitry that makes the sensor more robust against cuts, damages and removed areas. This includes novel physical topologies and printed forward error correction. A technical evaluation compares different topologies and shows that the sensor remains functional when cut to a different shape.
MIT Department
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Media Laboratory
Program in Media Arts and Sciences (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
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https://doi.org/10.1145/2501988.2502048
