Research Interests
•
Biomechatronics (robotic
exoskeletons;
primarily
for
the
lower-limb)
•
Real-time
optimal
control
and
state
estimation
algorithms
•
Biomechanical
modelling
(e.g.
multibody/sensory dynamics
of
both
musculoskeletal
and
central
nervous
system)
•
Modelling
human-exoskeleton
interactions
• Predictive
dynamic
simulations
• Human
motor
control
(balance/postural
control)
• Sports
engineering
Education
•
PhD,
Systems
Design
Engineering,
University
of
Waterloo
(2023)
•
MSc,
Human
Health
and
Nutritional
Sciences
(Biomechanics),
University
of
Guelph
(2018)
•
BSc,
Human
Kinetics,
University
of
Guelph
(2016)
Previous Research
Master's:
•
Developed
analytical
model
to
resolve the
dynamic
margin
of
stability
within
a
non-inertial
reference
frame
(known
support-surface
accelerations);
this
measure
is often
used
as
a
quantitative
outcome
in
human
balance
experiments.
• Approximated
the
feasible
stability
region
(centre
of
mass
position-velocity
region)
for
a
torque-driven
model
of frontal plane
counterbalance
postural
strategies
via
predictive
simulations.
• Evaluated
fidelity
of
simplified
anthropometric model
variants
for estimation
of
whole-body
centre
of
mass
kinematics
during
balance
recovery.
Undergraduate:
• Investigated the effect of repeated exposure to support-surface perturbations mimicking controlled slipping during walking on the kinematics of balance recovery.
Selected Publications
Inkol KA, Vallis LA (2019) Modelling the dynamic margins of stability for use in evaluations of balance following a support-surface perturbation. Journal of Biomechanics. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbiomech.2019.07.046
Inkol KA, Huntley AH, Vallis LA (2018a) Do perturbation-evoked responses result in higher reaction time costs depending on the direction and magnitude of perturbation? Exp Brain Res 236:1689–1698. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00221-018-5249-8
Inkol KA, Huntley AH, Vallis LA (2018b) Modeling margin of stability with feet in place following a postural perturbation: Effect of altered anthropometric models for estimated extrapolated centre of mass. Gait Posture 62:434–439. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gaitpost.2018.03.050
Inkol KA, Huntley AH, Vallis LA (2018c) Repeated Exposure to Forward Support-Surface Perturbation During Overground Walking Alters Upper-Body Kinematics and Step Parameters. Journal of Motor Behavior 1–13. https://doi.org/10.1080/00222895.2018.1474336
Huntley AH, Inkol KA, Vallis LA (2017) Slip and Trip Perturbations During an Object Transport Task Requiring a Lateral Change in Support. J Mot Behav 1–9. https://doi.org/10.1080/00222895.2017.1363696