José Eduardo Aguilar Segovia
PhD
Email: jose-eduardo.aguilar-segovia@inria.fr
Address:
IRISA, INRIA Rennes – Bretagne Atlantique
Campus Universitaire de Beaulieu
35042 Rennes, France
Short bio
Born in Mexico City, Mexico. I have particular interests in medical sector, haptic technologies, control, system mechanics and materials.
Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, specializing in Mechatronics in 2022 from Compiègne Technological University.
PhD student since October 2022 at the National Institute of applied sciences (INSA) and Inria Rennes.
Thesis subject: “Design of haptic feedback using innovative shapeable materials” within the DORNELL project.
PhD’s supervisors:
- Marie Babel (Rainbow team, Irisa Rennes, marie.babel@irisa.fr)
- Sylvain Lefebvre (MFX team, Inria Nancy, sylvain.lefebvre@inria.fr)
- Sylvain Guégan (ECSR team, LGCGM, INSA de Rennes, sylvain.guegan@insa-rennes.fr)
The aim of the Dornell project (Inria Challenge) is to propose an innovative multisensory, multimodal, smart haptic handle that can be easily plugged onto a wide range of mobility aids, including white canes, precanes, walkers, and power wheelchairs.
The goal of my PHD project is to design and fabricate a multimodal, multisensory, ergonomic, soft, compact, portable, customizable handle able to provide multiple haptic sensations (related to the sense of touch) as well as sense how the user interacts with it. The handle should provide a rich multimodal haptic feedback, i.e., controlled vibration and pressure sensation as well as the ability to actively modify the perceived stiffness of the handle. One of the challenges of my PhD project will be to ensure all these functionalities with low energy consumption, as the handle aims at being wireless.
The handle will make use of innovative shapeable materials, 3D/4D printing techniques, multimodal actuation technologies, and perceptual illusions to deliver complex yet intuitive haptic sensations.
