[HN Gopher] Ford "Volume knob" is "finger" on set of bearings ep...
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Ford "Volume knob" is "finger" on set of bearings epoxied directly
onto display
Author : edward
Score : 26 points
Date : 2021-05-29 20:39 UTC (2 hours ago)
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| ddingus wrote:
| Awesome!
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| I love it, hate touch interfaces in cars, and hope this idea is
| robust.
| quux wrote:
| Hah I had a hunch this was what they did. If it's stupid but it
| works, it's not stupid.
| a3n wrote:
| "There, I fixed it."
| ddingus wrote:
| Totally! I wonder what the prototype meetings were like:
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| "You did what?"
|
| "Lemme see"
| eps wrote:
| This is quite ingenious, really.
| crazypython wrote:
| I'm not sure I understand how this works. Can someone explain?
| [deleted]
| wodenokoto wrote:
| When you glue the bearing to a surface, the knob/wheel turns
| freely.
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| Under the nob there is a fake finger, which is always touching
| the touch-screen.
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| So when you turn the knob, the touch screen registers a
| "finger" going around in circles.
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| Givent hat there already is a large touchscreen, this is much
| simpler than cutting a hole in the screen and fitting a
| traditional knob.
| viraptor wrote:
| I'm assuming the screen is capacitive in that car which would
| allow the fake finger to hover without even touching the
| screen. Less wear/friction that way.
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