Jove
Visualize
Contact Us
JoVE
x logofacebook logolinkedin logoyoutube logo
ABOUT JoVE
OverviewLeadershipBlogJoVE Help Center
AUTHORS
Publishing ProcessEditorial BoardScope & PoliciesPeer ReviewFAQSubmit
LIBRARIANS
TestimonialsSubscriptionsAccessResourcesLibrary Advisory BoardFAQ
RESEARCH
JoVE JournalMethods CollectionsJoVE Encyclopedia of ExperimentsArchive
EDUCATION
JoVE CoreJoVE BusinessJoVE Science EducationJoVE Lab ManualFaculty Resource CenterFaculty Site
Terms & Conditions of Use
Privacy Policy
Policies

Related Concept Videos

Design Example: Resistive Touchscreen01:14

Design Example: Resistive Touchscreen

460
A device engineer plays a crucial role in designing user interfaces for mobile devices. One such interface is the resistive touchscreen, which fundamentally consists of two metallic layers: a flexible upper layer and a rigid lower layer, separated by a narrow gap. The high resistance between these two layers is a key characteristic of this design.
When a user touches the screen, the two layers make contact at a specific point known as the touchpoint. This contact reduces the resistance between...
460

You might also read

Related Articles

Articles linked to this work by shared authors, journal, and citation graph.

Sort by
Same author

Prediction of the Immune Phenotypes of Bladder Cancer Patients for Precision Oncology.

IEEE open journal of engineering in medicine and biology·2022
Same journal

RETRACTED: Zhang et al. A Novel Framework for Reconstruction and Imaging of Target Scattering Centers via Wide-Angle Incidence in Radar Networks. <i>Sensors</i> 2025, <i>25</i>, 6802.

Sensors (Basel, Switzerland)·2026
Same journal

Enhancing Unsupervised Multi-Source Domain Adaptation for Person Re-Identification via Mixture of Experts and Graph-Based Relation.

Sensors (Basel, Switzerland)·2026
Same journal

Development of an Instrumented Glove for Palmar Pressure Assessment in Kayakers.

Sensors (Basel, Switzerland)·2026
Same journal

Development and Experimental Validation of an Autonomous IoT-Based Monitoring System for Real-Time Water Quality Assessment in the Amazon River.

Sensors (Basel, Switzerland)·2026
Same journal

Semi-Supervised Adversarial Learning Framework for Controller Area Network Bus Intrusion Detection.

Sensors (Basel, Switzerland)·2026
Same journal

Smart Optimization Method for Safety Signs in Innovative Manufacturing Environments Integrating Industrial Field IoT Sensors and Knowledge Graphs.

Sensors (Basel, Switzerland)·2026
See all related articles

Related Experiment Video

Updated: Sep 30, 2025

Conformable Wearable Electrodes: From Fabrication to Electrophysiological Assessment
10:03

Conformable Wearable Electrodes: From Fabrication to Electrophysiological Assessment

Published on: July 22, 2022

4.6K

High Density Resistive Array Readout System for Wearable Electronics.

Shanthala Lakshminarayana1, Younghun Park1, Hyusim Park1

  • 1Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX 76019, USA.

Sensors (Basel, Switzerland)
|March 10, 2022
PubMed
Summary
This summary is machine-generated.

This wearable sensing system offers high-density resistive array readout for diverse applications. It accurately measures resistance changes, enabling real-time data visualization on PCs and smartphones for IoT and point-of-care testing.

Keywords:
Bluetooth Low Energyelectronic nose (e-nose)electronic skin (e-skin)embedded systemflexiblehigh-density resistive arraypoint-of-care testingwearablewireless sensor network

More Related Videos

A Simple and Scalable Fabrication Method for Organic Electronic Devices on Textiles
06:21

A Simple and Scalable Fabrication Method for Organic Electronic Devices on Textiles

Published on: March 13, 2017

10.5K
A Novel Digital Platform for a Monitored Home-based Cardiac Rehabilitation Program
04:24

A Novel Digital Platform for a Monitored Home-based Cardiac Rehabilitation Program

Published on: April 19, 2019

11.7K

Related Experiment Videos

Last Updated: Sep 30, 2025

Conformable Wearable Electrodes: From Fabrication to Electrophysiological Assessment
10:03

Conformable Wearable Electrodes: From Fabrication to Electrophysiological Assessment

Published on: July 22, 2022

4.6K
A Simple and Scalable Fabrication Method for Organic Electronic Devices on Textiles
06:21

A Simple and Scalable Fabrication Method for Organic Electronic Devices on Textiles

Published on: March 13, 2017

10.5K
A Novel Digital Platform for a Monitored Home-based Cardiac Rehabilitation Program
04:24

A Novel Digital Platform for a Monitored Home-based Cardiac Rehabilitation Program

Published on: April 19, 2019

11.7K

Area of Science:

  • Wearable technology
  • Sensor systems
  • Electronics engineering

Background:

  • High-density resistive sensor arrays are crucial for advanced sensing applications.
  • Existing readout systems often lack portability, versatility, or sufficient sensitivity.
  • Developing integrated, low-power wearable solutions is essential for modern data acquisition.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop a compact, wearable sensing system for high-density resistive array readout.
  • To enable universal interfacing with various resistive sensors (chemiresistors, piezoresistors, thermoelectric).
  • To provide flexible data visualization options via PC and smartphone interfaces.

Main Methods:

  • A wristband-integrated system with readout electronics and a rechargeable battery was designed.
  • A resistance-to-voltage (R-V) conversion topology with a 16-bit ADC (Cypress PSoC 5LP) was employed.
  • Data transmission via Universal Serial Bus (USB) to PC GUI and Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) to Android app.

Main Results:

  • The system accurately measures resistance from 1 KΩ to 1 MΩ, detecting 0.1% base resistance changes.
  • Tested with a 60-resistor array, it achieved satisfactory accuracy with a worst-case error rate of 2.5%.
  • The compact PCB (3 cm × 3 cm) operates at 5 V with 95 mW power consumption.

Conclusions:

  • The developed wearable sensing system is a universal solution for resistive sensors.
  • It demonstrates potential for Internet of Things (IoT), point-of-care testing (PoCT), and low-cost wearable devices.
  • The system offers a practical platform for real-time monitoring and data analysis in diverse fields.