Ultrasound haptic feedback for multimodal interaction with virtual environments

随着数字技术变得越来越普遍，了解真实的和虚拟世界之间的人类互动变得越来越重要。其中一部分包括物理世界和3D虚拟空间中自己的数字表示之间的关系。该博士将研究在虚拟化工程设计过程中使用多模态交互设备的挑战，其中物理模型被虚拟原型取代，以降低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可以在不与机械设备直接接触的情况下提供触觉反馈，从而提供改善与虚拟设计空间的交互的机会。博士学位不仅将解决人类与多模态3D空间交互的基础研究，而且将应用于产品开发（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.