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Laboratory: Experimental Biomechatronics Lab
Courses: 24-370 Engineering Design I - 24-674 Design of Biomechatronic Systems for Humans - Blackboard
Seminar: CMU Bipedal Locomotion Seminar
Conference: Dynamic Walking 2013, Pittsburgh
Selected Publications
Collins, S. H., Kuo, A. D. (2010) Recycling energy to restore impaired ankle function
during human walking. Public Library of Science ONE, 5, e9307.
Collins, S. H., Adamczyk, P. G., Kuo, A. D. (2009) Dynamic arm swinging in human
walking. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London B., 276, 3679-3688.
Collins, S. H., Ruina, A. L., Tedrake, R., Wisse, M. (2005) Efficient bipedal robots
based on passive-dynamic walkers. Science, 307, 1082-1085.
Collins, S. H., Wisse, M., Ruina, A. (2001) A three-dimensional passive-dynamic
walking robot
with two legs and knees. Int. J. Robotics Research, 20, 607-615.
Other Publications
Wiggin, M. B, Sawicki, G. S., and Collins. S. H. (2011) An exoskeleton using controlled
energy storage and release to aid ankle propulsion. In Proceedings of the International
Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics, pages 1-5. PDF
Collins. S. H., Kuo, A. D. (2011) Two independent contributions to step variability
during over-ground human walking. Submitted to Journal of Applied Physiology
February 2011. PDF
Zelik, K. E., Collins. S. H., Adamczyk, P. G., Segal, A. D., Klute, G. K., Morgenroth,
D. C., Hahn, M. E., Orendurff, M. S., Czerniecki, J. M., Kuo, A. D. (2011)
Systematic variation of prosthetic foot parameter affects center-of-mass mechanics
and metabolic cost during walking. IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and
Rehabilitation Engineering 19:411-419. PDF
Segal, A. D., Zelik, K. E., Klute, G. K., Morgenroth, D. C., Hahn, M. E., Orendurff,
M. S., Adamczyk, P. G., Collins, S. H., Kuo, A. D., Czerniecki, J. M. (2011) The
effects of a controlled energy storage and return prototype prosthetic foot on
transtibial amputee ambulation. Human Movement Science,
in press PDF
Morgenroth, D. C., Segal, A. D., Zelik, K. E., Czerniecki, M. J., Klute, G. K., Adamczyk,
P. G., Orendurff, M. S., Hahn, M. E., Collins, S. H., Kuo, A. D. (2011) The effect of
prosthetic foot push-off on mechanical loading associated with knee osteoarthritis
in lower extremity amputees. Gait & Posture, 34(4):502-507. PDF
Bregman, D. J., van der Krogt, M. M., de Groot, V., Harlaar, J., Wisse, M., Collins,
S. H. (2011) The effect of ankle foot orthosis stiffness on the energy cost of
walking: a simulation study. Clinical Biomechanics, 26(9):955-961. PDF
van der Krogt, M. M., Bregman, D. J. J., Wisse, M., Doorenbosch, C. A. M.,
Harlaar, J., Collins, S. H. (2010) How crouch gait can dynamically induce stiff-
knee gait. Annals of Biomedical Engineering, 38, 1593-1606. PDF
Collins, S. H., Adamczyk, P. G., Ferris, D. P., Kuo, A. D. (2009) A simple method for
calibrating force plates and force treadmills using an instrumented pole.
Gait &
Posture, 29, 59-64.
Vanderpool, M. T., Collins, S. H., Kuo, A. D. (2008) Ankle fixation need not increase
the energetic cost of human walking. Gait & Posture, 28, 427-433. PDF
Adamczyk, P. G., Collins, S. H., Kuo, A. D. (2006) The advantages of a rolling foot
in human walking. Journal of Experimental Biology, 209, 3953-3963. PDF
Collins, S. H., Ruina, A. (2005) A bipedal walking robot with efficient and human-
like gait. In Proc. IEEE International Conference on Robotics & Automation,
Barcelona, Spain, 1983-1988.
Pratt, J. E., Krupp, B. T., Morse, C. J., Collins, S. H. (2004) The RoboKnee: an
exoskeleton for enhancing strength and endurance during walking. In Proc. IEEE
International Conference on Robotics and Automation, New Orleans, LA, 2430-2435.
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