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Présentation

Physical engineering, with optional Sensory Engineering, is a discipline of Engineering where the objective and subjective perceptions of one user are taken into account when designing a product, a building or a system. Sensory Engineering comprehends all senses: sight, touch, smell, hearing and taste.

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Programme

Presentation

The course in Physical Engineering offered by ENISE teaches future engineers how to:

  • Conceptualise, design and develop a product based on sensory elements
  • Take into account the concept of well-being, comfort indicators and the subject/object/context relation
  • Develop interfaces enabling a user's immersion in a virtual environment 
  • Make good use of sensory analysis tools
  • Design a man-machine interface and develop a mechatronic system
  • Choose and control a manufacturing process with sensory specifications
  • Choose a type of material and a making method with the aim of producing a complex prototype
  • Characterise the physical measurements of a surface and correlate them to perceptive expectations

 

ENISE Génie physique

 

Fifth year students have the possibility to begin with their occupational integration with a professional training contract, to complete their engineering training with a research masters degree, or to pursue a dual degree with one of our partner universities in the world.

 


Advantages

Substantial industrial integration

Internships, professional training contracts, courses with apprenticeship, lectures given by professionals, industrial contracts… all are projects of partnerships with socio-economic organisations, all examples of ENISE's strong bond with the business world.

Training in a professional environment / Internships

For their students to acquire a good knowledge of the working world, ENISE includes three internships in their courses:

  • An 8 to 12-week internship in the 2nd year 
  • An 18-week internship in the 4th year 
  • A 22 to 24-week internship in the 5th year 

Projects

During their professional life, an engineer will be faced with solving concrete and complex technical issues, while leading projects each with their own technical, organisational and financial dimension. Several professional projects are included in the course: 

  • The 3rd semester project confronts our engineering students with scientific and society issues taken beyond the strict teaching of the subjects
  • The project of the 5th semester aims for the students to use their skills in science and technique by working on a multidisciplinary issue, within the profession they have chosen (eg. projects in architecture, organising a construction site in Civil engineering); 
  • The project carried out in the 8th semester has an objective of development and innovation inscribed in entrepreneurship, by combining two complementary disciplines (eg. Mechanical engineering + Civil engineering, Civil engineering + Physical engineering, etc.). The idea is for the students to develop their innovation skills in a multicultural environment; 
  • The project in the 9th semester is dedicated to learning about a research activity linked with the domaines of expertise of ÉNISE. 

Global mobility

Spending some time in another country for the purpose of an internship or via an academic exchange is the opportunity for the students to reinforce their language skills and open up to other cultures. It is compulsory to study abroad for at least one semester to obtain any of our diplomas. It can be an Erasmus academic exchange, an internship or a dual degree at one of our 117 academic partners located in 34 countries. 

Languages 

The language classes will give you the necessary fluency in a professional environment. The required level of English is a TOEIC score of 790 points in order to pass the exam for the diploma. One-week-long intensive courses are organised for this purpose in the course of the last 3 years. A second language is included in the course programme.

Bridging with Ecole Centrale de Lyon

For their third year, the engineering students recruited after the baccalauréat have the possibility to enter Ecole Centrale de Lyon and pursue with a non-specialist engineering curriculum (in the 1st year of the engineering cycle). A selection is based on application, with an interview.

In their 4th year, and depending on their career objectives, engineering students may choose one the specialisations offered by Ecole Centrale de Lyon for the fifth year.


Professional prospects

  • Engineer in sensory analysis
  • Product engineering manager
  • Virtual reality expert
  • Research engineer
  • Research and development engineer

Business sectors

  • Biological engineering
  • Medical
  • Energy
  • Food processing
  • Home automation
  • Robotics
  • Transport
  • Textile
  • Cosmetics 
  1. 3rd year

    Semester 5 - Admitted on the basis of qualifications

    Mathematics CU (10 ECTS)

    • PDE and Tensor Calculus
    • Scientific computation
    • IT
    • Mathematics

     

    Physics/Chemistry of Materials CU (7 ECTS)

    • Physics – General physics
    • Physics - Electronics & Electromagnetism
    • Energetics – Thermodynamics
    • Physics – Automated system theory

     

    Languages CU (3 ECTS)

    Economics, Management & Law CU (2 ECTS)

    Humanities and Social Science for Management CU (3 ECTS)

    Personal development CU (3 ECTS)

    Project CU (2 ECTS)

  2. Semester 5 - CPGE (ie. preparatory class)

    Computational Mathematics CU (Course Unit) (2 ECTS)

    • PDE and Tensor Calculus

    Design and Sensory Simulation CU (9 ECTS)

    • Design thinking
    • CAD
    • Virtual reality
    • General knowledge in Civil Engineering 
    • General knwoledge in Physical measurements

    Sensory metrology CU (3 ECTS)

    • Man Machine Interface
    • Innovation and robotics
    • Physical measurements of materials

    Development process of sensory surfaces CU (3 ECTS)

    • Manufacturing processes
    • 3D printing of mechanical parts
    • Materials and resistance of materials

    Languages CU (3 ECTS)

    Economics, Management & Law (2 ECTS)

    Humanities and Social Science for Management CU (3 ECTS)

    Personal development CU (3 ECTS)

    Project CU (2 ECTS)

  3. Semester 6

    Physics/Chemistry of Materials CU (8 ECTS)

    • Continuum mechanics
    • Mechanics of deformable Solids
    • Mechanics – Structural Dynamics
    • Physics – Electronics & Electromagnetism

    Computational mathematics CU (5 ECTS)

    • Signal processing
    • Statistics and Data Analysis
    • Digital analysis
    • Operational research

    Design and Sensory Simulation (3 ECTS)

    • Computer graphics
    • Design methods
    • Cognitive functioning and sociology

    Sensory metrology CU (1 ECTS)

    • Measurements and characterisation

    Development process of sensory surfaces CU (1 ECTS)

    • Surface engineering

    Optional subjects CU (3 ECTS)

    Languages CU (3 ECTS)

    Economics, Management & Law CU (3 ECTS)

    Personal development CU (2 ECTS)

    Humanities and Social Science for Management CU (1 ECTS)

  4. 4th year

    Semester 7

    Internship CU (22 ECTS)

    Optional subjects CU (3 ECTS)

    Design and Sensory Simulation CU (2 ECTS)

    • Ecodesign methods
    • 3D Animation, mapping, texturing

    Sensory metrology CU (1 ECTS)

    • Sensors and mechatronics

    Development process of sensory surfaces CU (1 ECTS)

    • Advanced manufacturing processes

    Humanities and Social Science for Management CU (1 ECTS)

  5. Semester 8

    Physics/Chemistry of Materials CU (6 ECTS)

    • Mechanics of Deformable Solids
    • Energetics – Fluid dynamics
    • Energetics - Energy efficiency  

     Design and Sensory Simulation (5 ECTS)

    • Sensory design
    • Virtual reality
    • C-Sharp programming language
    • Signals, systems and artificial intelligence

    Development processes of sensory surfaces CU (1 ECTS)

    • Sensory manufacturing

    Sensory metrology CU (3 ECTS)

    • Sensory analysis and data interpretation
    • Tactile perception

    Computational mathematics CU (2 ECTS)

    • Digital analysis 
    • Optimisation 

    Optional subjects CU (4 ECTS)

    Languages CU (2 ECTS)

    Economics, Management & Law CU (2 ECTS)

    Personal development CU (2 ECTS)

    Project CU (2 ECTS)

  6. 5th year

    Semester 9

    Optional subjects CU – further studies curriculum (19 ECTS)

    Project CU (3 ECTS)

    Physics/Chemistry of Materials CU (2 ECTS)

    • Mechanics – Structural Dynamics
    • Energetics – Energy efficiency

    Humanities and Social Science for Management CU (5 ECTS)

    Languages CU (2 ECTS)

    Economics, Management & Law CU (2 ECTS)

    Personal development CU (2 ECTS)

  7. Semester 10

    Internship CU (25 ECTS)

  8. The academic model

    in detail

    For more information on the Academic structure, please visit our detailed course offer.

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