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ZeroTouch: an optical multi-touch and free-air interaction architecture

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CHI '12: Proceedings of the SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems

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https://doi.org/10.1145/2207676.2208368

Published: 05 May 2012 Publication History

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ZeroTouch (ZT) is a unique optical sensing technique and architecture that allows precision sensing of hands, fingers, and other objects within a constrained 2-dimensional plane. ZeroTouch provides tracking at 80 Hz, and up to 30 concurrent touch points. Integration with LCDs is trivial. While designed for multi-touch sensing, ZT enables other new modalities, such as pen+touch and free-air interaction. In this paper, we contextualize ZT innovations with a review of other flat-panel sensing technologies. We present the modular sensing architecture behind ZT, and examine early diverse uses of ZT sensing.

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ZeroTouch: an optical multi-touch and free-air interaction architecture
1. Human-centered computing
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DOI:10.1145/2207676

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Bacher ECartiel SGarcía-Pueyo JStopar JZore AKamnik RAulika IOgurcovs AGrūbe JBundulis AButikova JKemere MMuñoz ALaurenzis M(2024)OptoSkin: Novel LIDAR Touch Sensors for Detection of Touch and Pressure Within Wave GuidesIEEE Sensors Journal10.1109/JSEN.2024.344361524:20(33268-33280)Online publication date: 15-Oct-2024
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