Sausage. There was some article where people in Korea were carrying around a specific kind of sausage so they could use their smartphone without takin= g off their gloves. DougM On Sun, Jan 2, 2011 at 4:54 PM, PICdude wrote: > Sounds like a good time to "roboticize" a cadaver :) > > > > Quoting "M. Adam Davis" : > > > Hopefully someons has done this before, but if not perhaps you know > > some references or resources that might get me started. > > > > I'd like to be able to attach a device to, say, an iPad, and cause the > > ipad to register touches to the screen as though a human touched it. > > In essence I need to simulate a human body electrically. The contacts > > will be in constant contact with the iPad, but I need to turn them on > > and off with another device. > > > > What is the electrical equivalent to the human body that would be > > suitable for this type of sensor actuation? What is the appropriate > > contact material (ie, should I use a PCB with pads, a wire, a > > conductive cloth or foam, etc)? What should be on the other end of > > the contact that will let me switch the human capacitance on and off > > reliably? > > > > I've done a few trivially simple tests, but it looks like I need more > > reading material to understand exactly what's needed to triger such a > > system. > > > > -Adam > > -- > > http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive > > View/change your membership options at > > http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist > > > > > > > -- > http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive > View/change your membership options at > http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist > --=20 http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .