The Second IASTED International Conference on
Telehealth and Assistive Technology
TAT 2009

November 2 – 4, 2009
Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

KEYNOTE SPEAKER

The Importance of Neuromechanical Limb Models in the Design of Leg Prostheses and Orthoses

Dr. Hugh M. Herr
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA

Abstract

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Objectives

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Tutorial Materials

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Background Knowledge Expected of the Participants

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Biography of the Keynote Speaker

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Keynote Speaker Portrait

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Hugh Herr is Associate Professor within MIT's Program of Media Arts and Sciences, and The Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology. His primary research objective is to apply principles of biomechanics and neural control to guide the designs of wearable robotic systems for human rehabilitation and physical augmentation. In the area of human augmentation, Professor Herr has employed cross bridge models of skeletal muscle to the design and optimization of a new class of human-powered mechanisms that amplify endurance for cyclic anaerobic activities. He has also built elastic shoes that increase metabolic economy for running, and leg exoskeletons for walking load-carrying augmentation. In the area of assistive technology, Professor Herr’s group has developed powered orthotic and prosthetic mechanisms for use as assistive interventions in the treatment of leg disabilities caused by amputation, stroke, cerebral palsy, and multiple sclerosis.

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