Touch and design

Objective

The project aims at developing a novel system for shape generation and modification based on novel haptic interaction and intelligent shape manipulation operators in order to exploit existing manual skill of designers. Haptic technology will be integrated together with modeling operators for providing a working environment offering high degree of usability and acceptance, comfort of usage, flexibility for any kind of user, including inexperienced users. The system will capture the design intent, inferring commands to apply from designers haptic gestures. Designers will be able to manipulate generative constraints using their hands, and not mathematical equations and formula.

Programme(s)

• FP6-IST - Information Society Technologies: thematic priority under the specific programme "Integrating and strengthening the European research area" (2002-2006).

Topic(s)

• IST-2002-2.3.1.6 - Multimodal interfaces

Funding Scheme

STREP - Specific Targeted Research Project

Coordinator

POLITECNICO DI MILANO

Address

Piazza Leonardo Da Vinci 32
Milano
Italy

Participants (7)

ALESSI S.P.A.

Italy

Address

Via Privata Alessi 6
28887 Crusinallo - Omegna (Vb)

EIGER S.L.

Spain

Address

Calle Caspe 114, P1, 2 Esc. B
08013 Barcelona

MOOG FCS B.V.

Netherlands

Address

Pesetaweg 53
2153PJ Nieuw Vennep

PININFARINA S.P.A.

Italy

Address

Via Bruno Buozzi 6
10100 Torino

THINK3

France

Address

55 Avenue Galline
69100 Villeurbanne

UNIVERSITAT DE GIRONA

Spain

Address

Edificio Les Aligues, Plaza San Domenec 3
17071 Girona

UNIVERSITE DE PROVENCE

France

Address

3, Place Victor Hugo
13331 Marseille Cedex 03