Postdoctoral: Haptic Representation and Rendering of Complex Contact States

0203146肖，北卡罗来纳大学夏洛特分校实验计算机科学博士后助理：复杂接触状态的触觉表示和渲染拟议的研究涉及1)如何在虚拟环境中高保真地模拟人工操作人员在手动装配或操纵过程中握住一个或多个部件时所感受到的效果，以及2)如何实时自动渲染这种效果，以便虚拟环境中的人感觉这些部件是真实的。拟议研究的试验性和跨学科性质将为博士后助理提供机会，以拓宽和深化几何和物理计算算法、人机交互、机器人操纵的力学、计算机模拟、动画、远程操作和互联网协作方面的研究技能和专业知识。拟议研究的潜在应用包括虚拟样机、远程学习、电子商务和娱乐。

0203146Xiao, JingUniversity of North Carolina at CharlotteCISE Postdoctoral Associates in Experimental Computer Science: Haptic Representation and Rendering of Complex Contact StatesThe proposed research is concerned with 1) how to simulate, with high fidelity in a virtual environment, the effect felt by a human operator holding one or more parts during a manual assembly or manipulation process, and 2) how to automatically render such an effect in real-time so that a human in a virtual environment feels as though the parts are real. The experimental and interdisciplinary nature of the proposed research will provide opportunities for the postdoctoral associate to broaden and deepen research skills and expertise in geometric and physical computation algorithms, human-computer interaction, mechanics of robotic manipulation, computer simulation, animation, teleoperation, and collaboration over the Internet. Potential applications of the proposed research include virtual prototyping, distance learning, e-commerce, and entertainment.