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Project name: Transparent & Touchscreen Displays
Team members (solo): Daniel Frankcom
This project will examine the history, technical operation, and importance of transparent display technology. It will also examine the effects and workings of capacitive touch technology as applied to these displays.
Transparent displays (capacitive or not) have been gaining traction in recent years, driven by a number of businesses who wish to explore the technology for very different purposes. Just some of the possible applications are:
The technology is still in a highly developmental phase at the moment, however there are certainly instances of use in the market. I have seen such a display in-person in a presentation box for a physical product, and was surprised to see such a display fully operational. Until recently I was not aware that the technology was ready for use. In the coming years I expect the usage for transparent displays to increase dramatically, as the technology will become more stable, proven, vibrant, and useful.
Though I see two past projects that covered OLED displays, these topics are relatively unrelated to this proposal, as they do not mention or focus on the transparency of these displays. Standard OLED displays are well understood and mass-produced for consumer market mobile devices and televisions, however transparent display technology is still in an infantile stage.
CSC 561 students only
The deliverable for this project will be an extensive report on the history, technical operation, and importance of transparent display technologies. The report will contain diagrams for transparent OLED and LCD display layers, as well as capacitive touch layers.
The report will also examine the existing market for such displays. It will describe consumer products that include such displays, as well as displays themselves that can be purchased for engineers or other interested parties to play with.
October 7th: Project proposal completed, website created
October 11th: History section
October 18th: Applications section
November 1st: Transparent LCD technical discussion & diagram(s)
November 15th: Transparent OLED technical discussion & diagram(s)
November 22nd: Market availability section
November 30th: Report finalized and website polished
The course website can be found here.