Research Library

We strive to base all that we do on the latest scientific evidence and are actively engaged in the study of human movement and development of technologies to enhance human motion. Much of this work is performed and disseminated in collaboration with other organizations we are proud to call our partners.

Collaborative Research Publications

Emulating Prosthetic Pylon Properties to Systematically Evaluate Effects on Locomotion Performance

Takahashi KZ, Caputo JM, Curran CS, Kingsbury TD, Major MJ. (2023) Military Health System Research Symposium.

The development of rating scales to evaluate experiential prosthetic foot preference for people with lower limb amputation

Ruxin TR, Halsne EG, Hafner BJ, Shofer J, Hansen AH, Childers WL, Caputo JM, Morgenroth DC (2023) PM&R.

Emulating the effective ankle stiffness of commercial prosthetic feet using a robotic prosthetic foot emulator: a methods and validation study

Halsne EG, Curran CS, Caputo JM, Hansen AH, Hafner BJ, Morgenroth DC. (2022) ASME Journal of Biomechanical Engineering.

Prosthetic forefoot and heel stiffness across consecutive foot stiffness categories and sizes

Turner AT, Halsne EG, Caputo JM, Curran CS, Hansen AH, Hafner BJ, Morgenroth DC. (2022) PLOS ONE.

Comparing forefoot and heel stiffnesses across commercial prosthetic feet manufactured for individuals with varying body weights and foot sizes

Ruxin T, Halsne EG, Turner AT, Caputo JM, Curran CS, Hansen AH, Hafner BJ, Morgenroth DC. (2022) Prosthetics & Orthotics International.

Customer Research Publications

Gait quality in prosthesis users is reflected by force-based metrics when learning to walk on a new research-grade powered prosthesis

Herrin Kinsey R, Kwak Samuel T, Rock Chase G, Chang Young-Hui. (2024) Frontiers in Rehabilitation Sciences.

A patient-centered ‘test-drive’ strategy for ankle-foot orthosis prescription: Protocol for a randomized participant-blinded trial

Benjamin Shuman R, Brad Hendershot D, David Morgenroth C, Elizabeth Russell Esposito. (2024) PLOS ONE.

Design and Evaluation of a Bilateral Semi-Rigid Exoskeleton to Assist Hip Motion

Gonabadi AM, Antonellis P, Dzewaltowski AC, Myers SA, Pipinos II, Malcolm P. (2024) Biomimetics.

Comparison of Gait Biomechanics in Transtibial Prosthesis Users Walking with Prosthetic Feet and Corresponding Emulated Feet

Halsne EG, Ho TK, Ruxin TR, Morgenroth DC. (2024) American Academy of Orthotics and Prosthetics Annual Meeting.

Personalized Wearable Ankle Robot Using Modular Additive Manufacturing Design

Sanz-Pena I, Jeong H, Kim H. (2023) IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters.