Job opportunities

Centres Inria associés

Inria Centre at Rennes University

Type de contrat

null/null

Contexte

<p>The 6-month internship will take place in the Seamless team at IRISA Rennes. The team specializes in human-computer interactions, haptics and virtual reality.</p>
<p>Virtual reality allows the creation of different environments, and users can interact with virtual objects. However, these virtual objects are intangible, so users don&rsquo;t perceive force and tactile sensations (also called haptic feedback) when grasping them, and this major drawback makes their manipulations difficult. An interesting approach to overcome this issue is to represent virtual objects with physical ones (often 3D printing), called tangibles. These tangibles can take different shapes, sizes, or have different textures, but still struggle to display different weight. During the internship, the intern will explore how tangibles can be augmented with haptic feedback to render different weights sensations.</p>
<p>More information can be requested by contacting: <a href="mailto:justine.saint-aubert@irisa.fr">justine.saint-aubert@irisa.fr</a></p>

Mission confié

<p>The intern will design tangible interfaces based on 3D printing techniques and augment them with haptic feedback. The intern will then conduct user experiences to test for the influence of haptic feedback on weight perception. The internship could lead to writing a scientific paper, depending on the advancement.</p>

Principales activités

<ul>
<li>Designing and implementing tangible augmented with haptic feedback (CAO, 3D printing)</li>
<li>Programming of sensors to infer information on grasping (Arduino).</li>
<li>Conducting perception studies to test the influence on weight perception.</li>
<li>Writing of a scientific paper.</li>
</ul>

Compétences

<ul>
<li>Skills in programming</li>
<li>CAO and 3D design AND/OR in mechanical engineering, robotics</li>
<li>Curiosity and adaptability</li>
<li>Ability to write in English</li>
</ul>

Référence

2026-09778

Thème

Interaction and visualization

Domaine d'activité

Software Experimental platforms

Modulating the weight perception of objects with haptic stimulation

Job opportunities

Centres Inria associés

Inria Centre at Rennes University

Type de contrat

null/null

Contexte

<p>The 6-month internship will take place in the Seamless team at IRISA Rennes. The team specializes in human-computer interactions, haptics and virtual reality.</p>
<p>Virtual reality allows the creation of different environments, and users can interact with virtual objects. However, these virtual objects are intangible, so users don&rsquo;t perceive force and tactile sensations (also called haptic feedback) when grasping them, and this major drawback makes their manipulations difficult. An interesting approach to overcome this issue is to represent virtual objects with physical ones (often 3D printing), called tangibles. These tangibles can take different shapes, sizes, or have different textures, but still struggle to display different weight. During the internship, the intern will explore how tangibles can be augmented with haptic feedback to render different weights sensations.</p>
<p>More information can be requested by contacting: <a href="mailto:justine.saint-aubert@irisa.fr">justine.saint-aubert@irisa.fr</a></p>

Mission confié

<p>The intern will design tangible interfaces based on 3D printing techniques and augment them with haptic feedback. The intern will then conduct user experiences to test for the influence of haptic feedback on weight perception. The internship could lead to writing a scientific paper, depending on the advancement.</p>

Principales activités

<ul>
<li>Designing and implementing tangible augmented with haptic feedback (CAO, 3D printing)</li>
<li>Programming of sensors to infer information on grasping (Arduino).</li>
<li>Conducting perception studies to test the influence on weight perception.</li>
<li>Writing of a scientific paper.</li>
</ul>

Compétences

<ul>
<li>Skills in programming</li>
<li>CAO and 3D design AND/OR in mechanical engineering, robotics</li>
<li>Curiosity and adaptability</li>
<li>Ability to write in English</li>
</ul>

Référence

2026-09778

Thème

Interaction and visualization

Domaine d'activité

Software Experimental platforms