Background
Touch sensors are among the first analog control sensors developed for electronics. As an expert in the fields of Music Technologies, I have indeed reviewed a series of Electronic Music Instruments, among which famous creations such as the Theremin Cello during the 19th century or else the the work of Mikael Fernstrôm within the end of the 20th century opening the era of resistive and cappacitive tactile surfaces.
Accessible Resources, Tools and Process
The papier logik project was created to gather resources for research and development in the fields of Materials sciences, polymers and Paper-based and Printed electronics especially for the creation of new Human-Machine Interfaces such as DIgital Music Instruments.
- We provide Hardware Resources for Custom Sensors Fabrication
- Specialty Papers
- Development Kits
- Resizeable Sensors
- We provide Standard Components and Services for Custom to Serial Productions
- Standard Touch Sensors
- Custom Production Services
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Experience Force Sensors
Force Sensing Resistors are among the oldest printed electronic components )invented in the 1980's by Franklin Eventoff) and for sure the mostly used force sensing concept as it fulfills our keyboards and many other touch key devices.
They can be found at standard shape and sizes from industrial manufacturers (Sensitronics, Interlink, Tekscan) or they can be house-made using resistive plastics or textiles and metal or metallised electrodes but here we like to build them from a combination of paper with metal-free electrodes and a highly sustainable finished product.
Check out these fabrications guides and other related resources to build any force sensor of any size and shape with a full control over the sensor response, its conditioning and its recyclability,