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FlexTiles: A Flexible, Stretchable, Formable, Pressure-Sensitive, Tactile Input Sensor

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CHI EA '16: Proceedings of the 2016 CHI Conference Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems

Pages 3754 - 3757

https://doi.org/10.1145/2851581.2890253

Published: 07 May 2016 Publication History

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In the FlexTiles demonstration, we present a flexible, stretchable, pressure-sensitive, tactile input sensor consisting of three layers of fabric. We demonstrate the implementation of FlexTiles for covering large areas, 3D objects, and deformable underlying shapes. In order to measure these large areas with high framerate, we demonstrate a simple measurement implementation. Finally, we outline the benefits of our system compared to other tactile sensing techniques.

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CHI EA '16: Proceedings of the 2016 CHI Conference Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems

May 2016

3954 pages

ISBN:9781450340823

DOI:10.1145/2851581

General Chairs:
Jofish Kaye
Yahoo
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Allison Druin
University of Maryland / National Park Service
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Cliff Lampe
University of Michigan
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Dan Morris
Microsoft
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Juan Pablo Hourcade
University of Iowa

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May 7 - 12, 2016

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