Research Interests

Design and applied controls. Biomechanics and neuromuscular physiology of human movement. Electrical stimulation of paralyzed muscles to return function to the spinal cord injured. Design of smart machines. Real-time digital control of dynamic systems. Product design. Human-machine interactions. Design education.

Research overview (pdf, 1.5 Mb)

Current research projects (some funded, some operating on the margins) are:

• Mechanical properties of normal and diseased muscle elicited by electrical stimulation
• Electrical stimulation of muscle to restore gait
• Telerehabilitation for assessment and for restoration of motor control for those with stroke
• Driving simulators for rehabilitation clinics (details)
• Design of smart, powered orthotics
• Design and evaluation of hand tools used in minimally invasive surgery
• Virtual product prototyping
• Haptic interfaces
• Synthetic audio
• Configurable secondary driving controls
• Novel panel interfaces
• Optimal design of panel interfaces

Some of these projects are described at the web site for the Human/Machine Design Lab

Education projects

Distributed labs for system dynamics and controls (details)

Publications