Title :
Design and implementation of an FTIR camera-based multi-touch display
Author :
Sheikh, S.S.A. ; Hanana, Shawky M. ; Al-Hosany, Yousif ; Soudan, Bassel
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
Abstract :
The personal computer is quickly becoming the center of an all-encompassing multimedia environment. An environment that spans information creation and exchange, entertainment, and near real-life experiential environment manipulation. With such a deluge of media experiences, a new Human-Computer Interface is needed to allow the user better direct manipulation of presented information. In this paper, we present the design and implementation of a camera-based direct interaction multi-touch display. This display replaces the limited interaction afforded by the outdated display monitor and mouse with interactive hands-on manipulation. The paper discusses the different techniques possible for implementing such a display and documents the implementation based on the Frustrated Total Internal Reflection (FTIR) technology.
Keywords :
cameras; human computer interaction; interactive systems; microcomputers; touch sensitive screens; FTIR camera based multi touch display; Frustrated Total Internal Reflection technology; camera based direct interaction multi touch display; human computer interface; interactive hands on manipulation; multimedia environment; personal computer; Cameras; Fingers; Hardware; Lighting; Materials; Reflection; Software; FTIR; Haptics; Human-Computer Interface; Multi-Touch;
Conference_Titel :
GCC Conference & Exhibition, 2009 5th IEEE
Conference_Location :
Kuwait City
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3885-3
DOI :
10.1109/IEEEGCC.2009.5734326