PhD candidate Keaton Inkol successfully defended his PhD thesis "Dynamics and model-based control of balance recovery in humans using lower-limb exoskeletons." - Congratulations!
PhD student Kevin Zhu presented MoRG's research in computer vision and sports at the 2023 International Conference on Sport Sciences Research and Technology Support (icSPORTS) conference, including research in fencing and chess.
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 "Optimizing Sports Performance using Predictive Dynamic Simulation and Machine Learning" at the College of Engineering and Architecture of Fribourgto.
John McPhee, Professor of Systems Design Engineering at the University of Waterloo and the Canada Research Chair in Biomechatronic System Dynamics, hosted the panel discussion on "Future of Robotics and Automation" at the 2023 Tech Horizons Executive Forum.
John McPhee, Professor of Systems Design Engineering at the University of Waterloo and the Canada Research Chair in Biomechatronic System Dynamics, received the prestigious 2023 Ontario Professional Engineers Awards (OPEA) Gold Medal, the highest honour awarded by the Ontario Society of Professional Engineers (OSPE).
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.
MASc student Jason Hunter presented his thesis on "Subject-specific Assistive Control of a Stroke Rehabilitation Robot" - Congratulations!
PhD candidate Behzad Danaei successfully defended his PhD thesis "Predictive Dynamic Simulation of Human Movement Following Hip and Knee Replacement" - Congratulations!
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.