Welcome to the Motion Research Group
Welcome to the website for the Motion Research Group in the Department of Systems Design Engineering at the University of Waterloo directed by Professor John McPhee. We specialize in dynamic simulation, model-based control, and design optimization of mechanical, mechatronic, and biomechatronic multibody systems.
News
- May 25, 2023John McPhee receives 2023 OPEA Gold Medal
John McPhee, Professor of Systems Design Engineering at the University of Waterloo and the Canada Research Chair in Biomechatronic System Dynamics, received the 2023 Ontario Professional Engineers Awards (OPEA) Gold Medal, the highest honour awarded by the Ontario Society of Profe
- May 2, 2023Ali Nasr presents at International Symposium on Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering (CMBBE)
Postdoctoral fellow Ali Nasr presented his work on "Computational Evaluation of Active-Passive Exoskeleton Controllers with a Scalable Biomechatronics Model" at the 18th International Symposium on Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering (CMBBE)
- Apr. 17, 2023John McPhee presents to the BIOMECH Lab at Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya
John McPhee, Professor of Systems Design Engineering at the University of Waterloo and the Canada Research Chair in Biomechatronic System Dynamics, presented a seminar on predictive simulation and model-based control of biomechatronic systems to the Biomechanical Engineering Lab (BIOMECH) at Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya.