HARAMAYA UNIVERSITY

COLLEGE OF COMPUTING AND INFORMATICS

INFORMATION SYSTEM DEPARTMENT
HUMAN AND COMPUTER INTERACTION GROUP ASSIGNMENT II

GROUP MEMBERS
1.EDEN ZEWDIE 595/08
2.GEMECHIS SHIFERAW 607/08
3.MESERAT BEFIKADU 623/08
4.MOHAMMED JAFER 575/08
1.SENSOR
INTRODUCTION
A device which provides a usable output in response to a specified measurement. suitable for processing (e.g. optical,
electrical, mechanical)
• Nowadays common sensors convert measurement of physical phenomena into an electrical signal
• a sensor is a device, module, or subsystem whose purpose is to detect events or changes in its environment and send
the information to other electronics, frequently a computer processor . A sensor is always used with other electronics.

Need for Sensors

• Sensors are pervasive. They are embedded in our bodies, automobiles, airplanes, cellular telephones, radios,
chemical plants, industrial plants and countless other applications. Sensors are used in everyday objects such as
touch-sensitive elevator buttons (tactile sensor) and lamps which dim or brighten by touching the base, besides
innumerable applications of which most people are never aware.
Application area
 Packaging material handling
 Industrial and machine
 Doors
 Web brake
 Level control
Advantage
 High Current Capability
 Low cost
 Sense all kinds of material
 Long life
 Very fast response time
 Easy to install
 Can detect non metallic target
Disadvantage
 Requires physical contact with target
Contact bounce
 Lens subject to contamination
 Sensing range affected by color and
reflectivity of target
 Distance limitation
 Very sensitive to extreme
environmental change
Disadvantage
 Requires physical contact with target
Contact bounce
 Lens subject to contamination
 Sensing range affected by color and
reflectivity of target
 Distance limitation
 Very sensitive to extreme
environmental change
2.RFID
It is a technology which works on radio frequency and it is used for the auto-
identification for the different object. The RFID system mainly consists of two
parts. In this RFID system, this RFID reader continuously sends radio waves
of a particular frequency. It uses electromagnetic fields to automatically identify
and track tags attached to objects. The tags contain electronically-stored
information. Passive tags collect energy from a nearby RFID reader's
interrogating radio waves. Active tags have a local power source (such as a
battery) and may operate hundreds of meters from the RFID reader. Unlike
a barcode, the tag need not be within the line of sight of the reader, so it may be
embedded in the tracked object. RFID is one method of automatic identification
and data capture (AIDC).
RFID APPLICATION
Manufacturing and Processing
– Inventory and production process monitoring
– Warehouse order fulfillment
Supply Chain Management
– Inventory tracking systems
– Logistics management
Retail
– Inventory control and customer insight
Auto checkout with reverse logistics
Security
– Access control
– Counterfeiting and Theft control/prevention
Location Tracking
– Traffic movement control and parking management
– Wildlife/Livestock monitoring and tracking
3.3D interface
three-dimensional is a misnomer—their displays are two-dimensional. Semantically, however,
most graphical user interfaces use three dimensions. With height and width, they offer a third
dimension of layering or stacking screen elements over one another. This may be represented
visually on screen through an illusionary transparent effect, which offers the advantage that
information in background windows may still be read, if not interacted with. Or the environment
may simply hide the background information, possibly making the distinction apparent by
drawing a drop shadow effect over it. Some environments use the methods of 3D graphics to
project virtual three dimensional user interface objects onto the screen. These are often shown in
use in science fiction films .As the processing power of computer graphics hardware increases,
this becomes less of an obstacle to a smooth user experience. Three-dimensional graphics are
currently mostly used in computer games, art, and computer-aided design (CAD). A three-
dimensional computing environment can also be useful in other uses, like molecular
graphics, aircraft design and Phase Equilibrium Calculations/Design of unit operations and
chemical processes
…continued
Several attempts have been made to create a multi-user three-dimensional environment, including
the Croquet Project and Sun's Project Looking Glass. The use of three-dimensional graphics has
become increasingly common in mainstream operating systems, from creating attractive
interfaces, termed eye candy, to functional purposes only possible using three dimensions. For
example, user switching is represented by rotating a cube which faces are each user's workspace,
and window management is represented via a Rolodex-style flipping mechanism in Windows
Vista
4.Touch Screen

 A touchscreen a computer display screen that is sensitive to human

touch.
 The display screen has a sensitive glass over lay placed on it and
we could give the desired in put by touching it.

 A touchscreen kit includes a touchscreen panel, controlled and a

soft ware driver.

 Internal touchscreen kits are available but require professional

installation because the most be installed in side the monitors.
 Mine component of touchscreen
Touch sensor
A touch screen sensor is a clear glass panel with a touch responsive surface
The sensor generally has an electrical current or signal going through it and touching the
screen causes a voltage or signal change.

Controller
The controller is a small PC card that connects between the touch sensor and the PC
The controller determines what type of interface/connection you will need on the PC

Deriver
The driver is a software that allows the touch screen and computer to work together.
Most touch screen drivers today are a mouse-emulation type driver.