Ultrasound haptic feedback for multimodal interaction with virtual environments

随着数字技术的日益普及，理解人类在真实世界和虚拟世界之间的互动变得越来越重要。其中一部分包括物理世界和自己在3D虚拟空间中的数字表现之间的关系。本博士将研究在虚拟工程设计过程中使用多模式交互设备的挑战，在虚拟工程设计过程中，物理模型被虚拟原型取代，以减少产品开发生命周期中的成本和时间。超声技术的最新发展意味着触觉反馈可以在不直接接触机械设备的情况下提供，这为改善与虚拟设计空间的交互提供了机会。博士学位不仅将解决人类与多模态3D空间互动的基础研究，还将应用于产品开发（即消费品）和其他领域，如培训、娱乐和销售。

As digital technologies become increasingly pervasive, it becomes ever more essential to understand human interactions between real and virtual worlds. Part of this includes the relationship between the physical world and digital representations of oneself in 3D virtual spaces. This PhD will investigate the challenges of using multimodal interaction devices in a virtualised engineering design process, in which physical mock-ups are replaced with virtual prototypes to reduce cost and time in the product development lifecycle. Recent developments in ultrasound technologies mean that haptic feedback can be provided without direct contact with a mechanical device, providing opportunities to improve interactions with virtual design spaces. The PhD will not only address the fundamental research underpinning human interaction with multimodal 3D spaces, but will be applied to product development (i.e. consumer goods) and other areas such as training, entertainment, and sales.