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F-35 avionics touchscreen hard to use, turbulence makes finger control difficult
- hammock 4y agoAccidentally linked the wrong article, here is the full writeup: https://boingboing.net/2021/01/29/the-problems-of-touchscreens-in-the-joint-strike-fighter.html https://boingboing.net/2021/01/29/the-problems-of-touchscree...
- mrandish 4y agoIt's kind of amazing that this usability issue wasn't obvious given the use case. While touchscreens are great for functional enhancement over time, the lack of tactile feedback sucks especially in a vibrating environment with varying g-forces. This combined with the recent headlines Kia made by promising to keep real buttons, highlights the opportunity to innovate a modular tactile button system. While LCD and OLED physical button surfaces address the backlit labeling issue, a standardized modular system which allows replacing, modifying and expanding physical control surface layouts without substantial re-engineering seems needed. Obvious applications include automotive, home automation, media/music production and of course instrumentation of all kinds.
- inphovore 4y agoSame conclusion with naval technology. Analogue controls are easier to understand and interface with under pressure. A separate question for observation, are we better off with analogue all the way down for life support systems? These too were early cost complications in the F-35/22 program . Trust physics over digital logic whenever mission critical!