The Reconfigurable Tactile Display (RTD) Control Interface offers a multifunctional display and control surface that answers the needs of stylists, product planners, engineers, and most importantly, consumers. Using the same display and control surface, the RTD dramatically changes its appearance and functionality with just a change of software. It features real knobs switches and sliders, which contribute to its intuitiveness and ease of use.

For Product Planners, the RTD provides unique opportunities for product differentiation while at the same time providing a high level of component reuse. Performance, entertainment and telematics option packages are easy to implement while thrilling to look at.

For Designers, the RTD allows unprecedented possibilities. The center stack and displays within it become one and the same, whose texture, shape, and material can be varied to suit the designer’s vision. Imagine sweeping curves displaying striking color schemes, graphics and video images.

For Human Factors Engineers, the RTD’s time-honored, easy to learn controls and layouts eliminate the need for confusing menu structures or unfamiliar devices. Labels and controls can be much larger as the RTD features the most expansive display for any given center stack space (three to four times the area of current LCD implementations).

Consumers can benefit from a personalized control layout and software graphics configuration. Graphics may cover the entirety of the RTD, and these can easily change colors and design. The RTD offers all the telematics and digital entertainment options of other multifunctional solutions while remaining intuitive and easy to use.