Feasibilty demonstrator of novel touchscreen technology with opto-mechanical components

本项目的目的是研究将触觉机械装置集成到创新的低成本触摸屏面板技术中的技术可行性。创新的目标是采用当前的系统，用于只有单个显示器和简单的机械按钮和拨号盘的日常电器和环境，并用新的和增强的用户触摸屏和触觉输入体验来代替它们，同时还增加了控制功能，其价格与现有解决方案相比具有竞争力。该技术可用于一系列行业和应用，但最初是为家庭自动化控制器市场开发的，用户和消费者重视来自其设备的额外触觉反馈和交互，使其产品使用更简单，更直观。这反过来将有助于使家庭自动化的优势提供给那些可能超出其技术舒适水平的人，例如老年人和残疾人。该项目将为包括家庭自动化控制器在内的广泛市场应用提供行业领先的新型技术的可行性演示，并将在一定程度上满足物联网（IoT）技术市场所需的本地化用户界面要求。

The aim of this project is to examine the technical feasibility of integrating tactile mechanical devices into an innovative, low cost touch-screen panel technology. The objective of the innovation is to take current systems, for every-day appliances and environments that have only a single display and simple mechanical buttons and dials and replace them with a new and enhanced user touch-screen and tactile input experience, whilst also adding increased control functionality, at a price point that is competitive with existing solutions. This technology could be used in a range of sectors and applications, but is initially developed for Home Automation Controller markets, where users and consumers value additional tactile feedback and interaction from their devices, making their products simpler and more intuitive to use. This in turn will help make the advantages of Home Automation available to those whom it might otherwise be out of their technological comfort level e.g. the elderly and disabled. This project will produce a feasibility demonstrator of this industry-leading, novel technology for broad applications in markets including Home Automation Controllers, and will go some way to addressing the localised user interface requirements demanded by the Internet of Things (IoT) technology market.