What next after the Mouse? SenseSurface - See the completely cool pictures and video.

SenseSurface - Girton Labs Cambridge

What next after the Mouse?

3 Dimensional control surface for PCs designed and built by Lyndsay Williams July 2008

 This laptop has the top row of knobs replaced with real physical controls.

 

What happened to traditional knobs for volume controls on computers? Replaced with  + and - controls on the keyboard, not so easy to find in a hurry.

Imagine a control surface with real knobs, sliders, real switches for your favourite music player, video editor  or game. This is SenseSurface, just place the unique controls on your application e.g. a music mixer, and ready to go.

Applications that would normally use a mouse or Qwerty keyboard can be now controlled with traditional knobs. The scroll bar on the right hand side of your computer screen can be controlled with a real slider button.  SenseSurface can be used with most laptops with a USB input.  The sensing knobs have a custom designed  movement sensor to determine position within approx 180 degrees with a 10 bit digital output, linearity typically 1%. The  magnetic knobs can be removed and repositioned immediately by picking them up and moving to a different part of screen.  A unique sensing x/y matrix  is attached to the rear of the laptop screen to detect the control's position. The distance of the sensor from the screen can also be detected.  The rotary controls are low friction and there are no screen finger prints as with normal touch surfaces. Linear sliders and switches  can also be used on the lcd surface.  For audio use, a logarithmic response can be programmed. The system is multitouch and scaleable , the number  of controls on the screen is  limited by the size of the screen. The screen can be at any angle. The SenseSurface should cost less than $100 in production.

   

Below - Close up of 3D control knobs on top row compared to flat surface of a normal laptop.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Below - Video of demonstration working potentiometer prototype connected to oscilloscope

 

Prototype control knob (RS)

 The knob had a fixed base which attached to the screen and the knob rotates within the base.

 

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Email Lyndsay Williams, [email protected] for details of prototype.

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