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  2. Touch switch - Wikipedia

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    Video demonstrating the operation of a touch-sensitive lamp A touch-sensitive lamp is a combination of a lamp and a touch switch. They act on the principle of body capacitance, activated by human touch rather than a flip, push-button, or other mechanical switch. They are popular as desk and nightstand lamps. Touch-sensitive lamp switches may be ...

  3. Body capacitance - Wikipedia

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    Body capacitance can be used to operate touch switches (e.g. for elevators or faucets). They respond to close approach of a part of a human body, usually a fingertip. They don't require applying any force to their surfaces. Rather, the capacitance between electrodes at the device's surface and the fingertip is sensed.

  4. Tactile sensor - Wikipedia

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    Tactile imaging, as a medical imaging modality, translating the sense of touch into a digital image is based on the tactile sensors. Tactile imaging closely mimics manual palpation, since the probe of the device with a pressure sensor array mounted on its face acts similar to human fingers during clinical examination, deforming soft tissue by ...

  5. Touchscreen - Wikipedia

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    Back side of a Multitouch Globe, based on projected capacitive touch (PCT) technology Schema of projected-capacitive touchscreen Projected capacitive touch (PCT; also PCAP) technology is a variant of capacitive touch technology but where sensitivity to touch, accuracy, resolution and speed of touch have been greatly improved by the use of a ...

  6. Somatosensory system - Wikipedia

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    Fine touch (or discriminative touch) is a sensory modality that allows a subject to sense and localize touch. The form of touch where localization is not possible is known as crude touch. The dorsal column–medial lemniscus pathway is the pathway responsible for the sending of fine touch information to the cerebral cortex of the brain.

  7. Tactile technology - Wikipedia

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    The word "tactile" means "related to the sense of touch" [1] or "that can be perceived by the touch; tangible". [2] Touch is incredibly important to human communication and learning, but increasingly, most of the content people interact with is purely visual. Tactile technology presents a way to use advances in technology and combined with touch.

  8. Multi-touch - Wikipedia

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    Multi-touch is commonly implemented using capacitive sensing technology in mobile devices and smart devices. A capacitive touchscreen typically consists of a capacitive touch sensor, application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) controller and digital signal processor (DSP) fabricated from CMOS (complementary metal–oxide–semiconductor ...

  9. Haptic technology - Wikipedia

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    Haptic technology (also kinaesthetic communication or 3D touch) [1] [2] is technology that can create an experience of touch by applying forces, vibrations, or motions to the user. [3] These technologies can be used to create virtual objects in a computer simulation , to control virtual objects, and to enhance remote control of machines and ...