Our research focuses on how the nervous and musculoskeletal systems interact to produce coordinated movement.
Studies span the ranges from basic to applied and from experimental to theoretical.
Pneumatically powered lower limb exoskeletons. Computer simulations of neuromechanical systems. Simple mathematical equations can model the behavior of neural circuits that help control locomotion. We are coupling these mathematical neural oscillators with biomechanical models to test hypotheses about neuromechanical control. It is anticipated that these mathematical neural oscillators will eventually be implemented as an alternative control strategy for the lower limb exoskeleton.