Associate Professor
Education
Research Interests
Biomedical engineering; engineering design, mechanism design, intuitive design and the creative process. Commercialization process for medical technology, marketing & technology transfer in the biomedical field. Biomechanics of musculo-skeletal system. Electrical stimulation of neuromuscular system. Design of rehabilitation systems for the disabled. R&D projects: Design of neuromuscular stimulation systems for restoration of function in the paralyzed upper limb (Handmaster aka NESS H200 - now in clinical practice) and for gait modulation for the lower limb in hemiplegia (NESS L300 dropfoot system - now in clinical practice). Design of manual wheelchair propulsion systems for sport and for the weak upper limb. Development of a semi-automatic surgical suturing system, Impact forces in the human body during landing from a vertical jump. Imaging system for synovial joint friction coefficient.