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

At the 2024 ISEA Engineering of Sport 14 Conference, MASc candidate Cedric Attias (left) presented his work on "Biomechanical Analysis of Disc Golf Throws to Improve Performance."
 

PDF researcher AliAsghar MohammadiNasrabadi presented his research at the European Society of Biomechanics Conference (ESBiomech 2024) in Edinburgh.

Research on "muscle activity following postural perturbations wearing a lower limb exoskeleton" by Claudia Town, Keaton InkolJohn McPhee, and Andrew Laing was featured at the 2024 Ontario Biomechanics Conference.