SBIR Phase II: Microelectromechanical Sensor for Touch Surfaces

SBIR 第二阶段：用于触摸表面的微机电传感器

• 批准号: 1353450
• 负责人: Ryan Diestelhorst
• 金额: $ 50万
• 依托单位: NextInput, Inc.
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2014
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2014-04-15 至 2017-03-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1353450&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: SBIR; Phase; II; Microelectromechanical; Sensor

This Small Business Innovation Research Phase II project seeks to commercialize a force sensitive solution for touch applications that will overcome the technical shortcomings of currently available technologies. The design utilizes the sensitivity, size, and cost advantages of microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) in a novel configuration to prevent overloading of the sensor for large applied forces. The solution will enable truly force sensitive touch that is low cost and highly sensitive. It will be operable with any object, including fingernails, gloves, and styluses, while not being susceptible to environmental factors that hinder current capacitive technologies, such as dirt and moisture.The broader impact/commercial potential of this project lies in the opportunity to disrupt the status quo in touch-based human interface technology. Two decades ago, touch technology was primarily found within ATMs and point-of-sale systems. More recently, the technology migrated to other electronic industry verticals, including one of the largest and certainly the fastest growing ? smartphones and tablet PCs. Consumer demand is driving an explosion of applications in every vertical. There is increasing demand for low cost, low power, more feature rich touch solutions. In addition, new user experience benefits such as force sensitivity are constantly being pursued, yet there is no viable solution yet on the market. Such a technology would be poised to capture significant market share from existing technologies.

该小型企业创新研究第二阶段项目旨在将用于触摸应用的力敏解决方案商业化，该解决方案将克服当前可用技术的技术缺陷。该设计利用微机电系统（MEMS）的灵敏度，尺寸和成本优势，在一个新的配置，以防止过载的传感器大的作用力。该解决方案将实现真正的低成本和高灵敏度的力敏触摸。它可以与任何物体一起操作，包括指甲、手套和手写笔，同时不受环境因素的影响，这些因素阻碍了当前的电容技术，如灰尘和水分。该项目更广泛的影响/商业潜力在于有机会打破基于触摸的人机界面技术的现状。二十年前，触摸技术主要应用于ATM和销售点系统。最近，该技术迁移到其他电子行业垂直领域，包括最大的，当然也是增长最快的行业之一。智能手机和平板电脑。消费者需求正在推动每个垂直领域的应用程序爆炸式增长。对低成本、低功率、更丰富的特征的触摸解决方案的需求日益增加。此外，人们不断追求新的用户体验优势，如力敏度，但市场上还没有可行的解决方案。这样的技术将有望从现有技术中获得巨大的市场份额。