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Surely they would not be using a resistive touch screen for a dragon capsule? A modern (or enhanced) capacitive touch screen requires something like a human fin
by SEJeff 12y ago
Surely they would not be using a resistive touch screen for a dragon capsule? A modern (or enhanced) capacitive touch screen requires something like a human finger to act as a conductor for operation. That is how every modern smartphone and tablet work and why they suck with gloves on.
- _djo_ 12y agoAn approach used in some experimental aircraft touchscreens is to combine resistive and capacitative approaches, almost like the old BlackBerry Storm. You need to press down with a certain level of force to get the screen to register the click, but it won't be triggered by random objects.
- MPSimmons 12y agoThese screens don't look like those screens, though. These look like capacitive touch screens on 27in monitors.
- _djo_ 12y agoIt's not easy to see just from looking at the displays. They may also have incorporated some sort of software-based delay, requiring the user to press down for a certain amount of time before a click is registered. I doubt that SpaceX has not considered the implications of touch screens in space ships.
- SEJeff 12y agoMy recollection was that most people also hated the storm's touchscreen and that made it a pretty big flop.
- _djo_ 12y agoIt's a horrible solution for a smartphone touchscreen and the Storm had no other redeeming features. The needs in a cockpit are rather different, obviously.