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

MASc student Vasylysa Korovkina presented her work on "Electrically controlled 1-DOF forearm-hand active prosthesis for children" during the closing ceremony for the Summer Program for Students at Risk from Ukraine.

PhD candidate Keaton Inkol presented his work on "Facilitating Dynamic Balance Recovery in Lower-Limb Exoskeletons with State Estimation" at the 2023 ECCOMAS Thematic Conference on Multibody Dynamics.