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

A multi-site randomized, cross-over study for prosthetic foot prescription

Morgenroth DC, Halsne EG, Turner AT, Ruxin TR, Hansen AH, Walker NR, Behrens KM, Lloyd AM, Childers LW, Brousseau LM, Caputo JM, Curran CS, Hafner BJ. (2022) American Academy of Orthotics and Prosthetics Annual Meeting.

Prosthetic foot selection for people with lower limb amputation: a qualitative study of patient perceptions

Halsne EG, Ruxin TR, Feldner AH, Morgan SJ, Hafner BJ, Morgenroth DC. (2022) American Academy of Orthotics and Prosthetics Annual Meeting.

A multi-site randomized, cross-over study of a “test-drive” strategy for prosthetic foot prescription

Morgenroth DC, Halsne EG, Turner AT, Hansen AH, Walker NR, Caputo JM, Curran CS, Hafner BJ, Ruxin TR. (2022) Association of Academic Physiatrists Annual Meeting.

Accelerating education and empowering patients: perceptions of transtibial prosthesis users regarding the use of test-drive strategies for prosthetic foot prescription

Halsne EG, Ruxin TR, Feldner AH, Morgan SJ, Hafner BJ, Morgenroth DC. (2022) Association of Academic Physiatrists Annual Meeting.

Robotic emulation of candidate prosthetic foot designs may enable efficient, evidence-based, and individualized prescriptions

Caputo JM, Dvorak E, Shipley K, Miknevich MA, Adamczyk PG, Collins SH. (2021) Journal of Prosthetics & Orthotics.

Customer Research Publications

Combining an Artificial Gastrocnemius and Powered Ankle Prosthesis: Effects on Transtibial Prosthesis User Gait

Ziemnicki D, McDonald K, Wolf D, Molitor S, Egolf J, Gupta M, Zelik K. (2023) National Library of Medicine.

Muscle coordination and recruitment during squat assistance using a robotic ankle–foot exoskeleton

Jeong H, Haghighat P, Kantharaju P, Jacobson M, Jeong H, Kim M. (2023) Scientific Reports.

Emulator-based Optimization of a Semi-Active Hip Exoskeleton Concept: Sweeping Impedance Across Walking Speeds

Shafer BA, Powell JC, Young AJ, Sawicki GS. (2022) IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering.

Personalizing exoskeleton assistance while walking in the real world

Slade P, Kochenderfer MJ, Delp SL, Collins SH. (2022) Nature.

The Effects of Incline Level on Optimized Lower-Limb Exoskeleton Assistance: A Case Series

Franks P, Bryan G, Reyes R, O’Donovan M, Gregorczyk K, Collins S. (2022) IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering.