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 test-drive strategy for prosthetic foot prescription using a robotic prosthetic foot emulator

Halsne EG, Turner AT, Hansen AH, Behrens KM, Walker NR, Childers WL, Brousseau LM, Caputo JM, Curran CS, Hafner BJ, Morgenroth DC. (2020) NIH – Rehabilitation Research 2020 – Envisioning a Functional Future.

Comparison between robotic prosthetic foot emulator and corresponding commercial prosthetic forefoot angular stiffness properties

Halsne EG, Turner A, Curran CS, Caputo JM, Hansen AH, Hafner BJ, Morgenroth DC. (2020) VA RR&D Center for Limb Loss and Mobility Young Investigator Symposium.

Measured forefoot stiffness across a range of commercially-available prosthetic feet for example users with lower limb amputation

Ruxin TR, Halsne EG, Turner AT, Curran CS, Caputo JM, Morgenroth DC. (2020) VA RR&D Center for Limb Loss and Mobility Young Investigator Symposium.

Determining the relationship between prosthetic foot preference and self-reported and performance-based outcome measures in veterans and service members with transtibial amputations

Behrens KM, Walker NR, Hansen AH, Brousseau LM, Childers WL, Caputo JM, Curran CS, Hafner BJ, Halsne EG, Turner AT, Morgenroth DC (2020) National Assembly of the American Orthotic and Prosthetic Association.

Measured forefoot stiffness across prosthetic foot stiffness categories

Halsne EG, Turner AT, Curran CS, Caputo JM, Hansen AH, Hafner BJ, Morgenroth DC. (2020) Annual Meeting of the American Society of Biomechanics.

Customer Research Publications

The effects of ground-irregularity-cancelling prosthesis control on balance over uneven surfaces

Chiu VL; Voloshina AS; Collins SH. (2021) Royal Society Open Science.

A system for simple robotic walking assistance with linear impulses at the center of mass

Gonabadi AM, Antonellis P, Malcolm P. (2020) IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering.

The effects of prosthesis inversion/eversion stiffness on balance-related variability during level walking: a pilot study

Kim M, Lyness H, Chen T, Collins SH. (2020) Journal of Biomechanical Engineering.

Improving the energy economy of human running with powered and unpowered ankle exoskeleton assistance

Witte KA; Fiers P; Sheets-Singer AL; Collins SH. (2020) Science Robotics.

Characterizing the comfort limits of forces applied to the shoulders, thigh and shank to inform exosuit design

Yandell MB, Ziemnicki DM, McDonald KA, Zelik KE. (2020) PLoS One.