Mines Paris 1 Centre de Robotique ROBOTICS CENTRE Presentation of Research Activities ECOLE DES MINES DE PARIS

Mines Paris 2 Centre de Robotique At the initiative of the Mines Paris, ARMINES is a contract research association. Its topic is "industry-oriented research". The “Robotics Centre” is a laboratory of ARMINES / Mines Paris. The center has 35 robotics researchers, working in different areas: Intelligent Transport Systems, Geometric 3D Modeling, Virtual Reality, … Director: Professor Claude Laurgeau

Mines Paris 3 Centre de Robotique Virtual Reality

Mines Paris 4 Centre de Robotique Our field of research is user interfacing (Immersion and Interaction) in 3D virtual environment Objective: provide the industry with methodology and advice for introducing virtual reality in their business Industrial partners: EDF, SNCF, Renault, PSA Peugeot-Citroën, CEA, …. VR Team: activities

Mines Paris 5 Centre de Robotique Projects SNCF: virtual training on railway infrastructures

Mines Paris 6 Centre de Robotique VIRTUAL TRAINING OF TGV DRIVERS

Mines Paris 7 Centre de Robotique VIRTUAL TRAINING OF TGV DRIVERS

Mines Paris 8 Centre de Robotique Projects SNCF: virtual training on railway infrastructures In Vivo: virtual store for commercial experiments

Mines Paris 9 Centre de Robotique Virtual store for commercial experiments Objective: make consumer behavior studies in a virtual store Function: observation and manipulation of products Designed by the Robotics Center (patent)

Mines Paris 10 Centre de Robotique Projects SNCF: virtual training on railway infrastructures In Vivo: virtual store for commercial experiments PSA, Valeo & Visteon (car dashboard manufacturer): introduction of VR in the design process (Visualisation of a car dashboard in driver position)

Mines Paris 11 Centre de Robotique IHS10 Project

Mines Paris 12 Centre de Robotique AUTOMOTIVE AUTOMOTIVE IHS10’s Partners

Mines Paris 13 Centre de Robotique In order to simultaneously associate different professionals (designers, engineers, …), who have to be able to discuss not only thanks to a digital mockup but also thanks to a virtual prototype. Application to design review and ergonomic studies

Mines Paris 14 Centre de RobotiqueIHS10 VR tools for the design of future vehicle cockpits human interfaces Objective A Virtual Reality Equipment, dedicated to Human-System Interfaces, for development of future vehicles

Mines Paris 15 Centre de Robotique Virtual environment soft Visual VR interface Acoustic VR interface Haptic VR interface Motor VR interfaces User’s loop Frozen virtual environment Voice Frozen VR model of inside car Frozen IHS soft model

Mines Paris 16 Centre de Robotique Orthostereoscopic vision, head tracking and eye tracking

Mines Paris 17 Centre de Robotique Virtual environment soft Visual VR interface Acoustic VR interface Haptic VR interface Motor VR interfaces Database IHS soft Developer’s loop Variable virtual environment Voice CAD model Variable VR model of inside car Variable IHS soft model

Mines Paris 18 Centre de Robotique Virtual environment soft Visual VR interface Acoustic VR interface Haptic VR interface Motor VR interfaces Database IHS soft User’s loop Frozen virtual environment Variable virtual environment Voice CAD model Variable VR model of inside car Variable IHS soft model Frozen VR model of inside car Frozen IHS soft model Developer’s loop

Mines Paris 19 Centre de Robotique AUTOMOTIVE WG5 Projects Research subjects: –Design in virtual environment (CAD model VR model + VR model CAD model) –Haptic perception (force and tactile) –Increase of the 3D visual perception (with stereoscopic display, head tracking and eye tracking)