Feasibility Assessment and Development of Knowledge, Technology, and Tools for a Reliable Touch Interface for Metallic and Non-Metallic Surfaces

As ‘Smart-home’ technologies are developed and become a major player in the household appliances market, so too must the technologies that allow us to interface with it. This project, over the span of two years will develop methods of sensing not currently used in the appliance sector. This will allow companies such as iaconicDesign to integrate numerous aesthetics into their products while maintaining reliable functionality. In this project the technologies of piezoelectric and capacitive will be explored initially for use with metallic front-plates, as to rapidly develop a prototype, and later, the technology of Electrical Impedance Tomography will be developed as a future-proofing method.

Faculty Supervisor:

Mina Hoorfar;Homayoun Najjaran

Student:

Hamed Shieh;Adithya Ravishankara;Arash Dalili Shoaei;Arunava Majumdar;Arash Khorrami Jahromi

Partner:

iaconicDesign

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

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