Event Description
How the mechanics of the fingertip impact the tactile and gripping function of the hand
Speaker: Dr. Vincent Hayward, Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Laboratory of Perceptual Mechanics and the Mechanics of Perception
Wednesday, February 12, 2014 at 11:00 a.m.
MEM Seminar Room, Room 162, 1st Floor, Curtis Hall
Abstract In recent years there have been a number of new studies pertaining to the detailed mechanics of the human fingertip, which will be surveyed. It is believed that the rather counterintuitive mechanical and tribological properties of this organ play a major role in the hand extremities' prehensile, sensory, and behavioral capabilities. Several examples will be described in this seminar. Bio
Vincent Hayward (Dr.-Ing., 1981 Univ. de Paris XI) was Postdoctoral Fellow then Visiting Assistant Professor (1982) at Purdue University, and joined CNRS, France, as Chargé de Recherches in 1983. In 1987, he joined the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at McGill University as assistant, associate and then full professor (2006). He was the Director of the McGill Center for Intelligent Machines from 2001 to 2004 and held the "Chaire internationale d'haptique" at the Université Pierre et Marie Curie from 2008 to 2010. He is now Professor at UPMC.
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