Advanced Control Systems for Powered Prosthetic Legs
Read more about our robotic powered prostheses with built-in mechanical sensors that can gather information about the position, angle, and joint force
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Our Projects
Take a look at a few of the projects we work on everyday.
Improving Control of Robotic Hand Prostheses
Research Project
Intramuscular EMG Signal Processing
Research Project
Clinical Trials
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Evaluation of Powered Lower Limb Prostheses
To refine and evaluate socket design, mechanical components, control mechanisms, control electronics and training of powered lower limb prosthetic devices for amputees.
read moreEvaluation of a Quasi-Passive Foot Ankle Prosthesis
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the usefulness of a novel foot-ankle prosthesis design.
read moreIntuitively-controlled Virtual Reality to Treat Phantom Limb Pain
The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of two different forms of virtual reality training as a treatment for phantom limb pain.
read moreSelected Publications
A Comparison of Pattern Recognition Control and Direct Control of a Multiple Degree-of-Freedom Transradial Prosthesis
read moreEvaluating EMG Feature and Classifier Selection for Application to Partial-Hand Prosthesis Control
read moreA Classification Method for User-Independent Intent Recognition for Transfemoral Amputees Using Powered Lower Limb Prostheses
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Abby Jeppson Honored with Outstanding Young Alumna Award from NIU
The Northern Illinois University Alumni Association recently honored Tertia "Abby" Jeppson, research speech-language pathologist, Center for Aphasia Research and Treatment, with the 2024 Outstanding Young Alumna Award.