Northwestern University's McCormick School of Engineering and the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago (RIC), the leading rehabilitation hospital in the US, collaborate on innovative science and technology for rehabilitation and human augmentation. Faculty and students in Northwestern's Biomedical Engineering (BME) and Mechanical Engineering (ME) Departments work with researchers at RIC on the development of advanced prosthetics, brain-machine interfaces, and rehabilitation robotics.
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Cortical Connection |
Neural and Mechanical Contributions to Motor Discoordination Following Stroke
Eric Perreault (BME/RIC), Jules Dewald (PTHMS/BME), CJ Heckman (Physiology/RIC)
We are pursuing a range of collaborative projects related to the motor discoordination typically observed in the human upper limb following stroke. Specific projects include using robotic devices to quantify how stroke influences the ability to independently control joint torques and whole limb impedance, examining the contributions of spinal and supraspinal motor pathways to these impairments, and assessing how they are influenced by pharmacological interventions targeting spinal and supraspinal structures.
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KineAssist
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Human Force Control |
Lightweight Knee Actuator |
Joint Motion Sensor |
Haptics for Prosthetics |
Elbow Tendon Transfer |
Implantable Sensor |
Grasp in Tetraplegia |
Artificial Hand Control |
Reflex Contributions |
Spinal Cord Circuitry |
Modeling of Tendon Transfer |
Low-Dimensional Motor Control |
Motor Discoordination |
Cortical Connection |
Compliant Wrist
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Sensor Fusion for Neuroprosthetics |
Muscle Design for Task Performance |
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