CS Colloq: Dr. Sunil K. Agrawal

Time: 4 PM - 5 PMLocation: SSL 150Talk title: Robotic Exoskeletons for Gait Assistance and Training of the Motor Impaired
Speaker: Prof. Sunil K. Agrawal (University of Delaware)
Host: Prof. Gaurav S. SukhatmeAbstract:
Robotics is emerging as a promising tool for training of human functional movements. The talk will describe novel designs of lower extremity exoskeletons, intended for gait assistance and training of motor-impaired patients. The exoskeletons have undergone tests on healthy and chronic stroke survivors to assess their potential. GBO is a Gravity Balancing un-motorized Orthosis which can alter the gravity acting at the hip and knee joints during swing. ALEX is an Actively driven Leg Exoskeleton which can modulate the foot trajectory using motors at the joints. This research was supported by NIH through a BRP program.
http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2009/nov/nihgrant111908.html
http://www.udel.edu/PR/UDaily/2008/nov/robot110907.htmlBio:
Sunil K. Agrawal received a Ph.D. degree in Mechanical Engineering from Stanford University in 1990. He is currently the Director of Mechanical Systems Laboratory. He has published close to 250 journal and conference papers. Dr. Agrawal is a Fellow of the ASME and his other honors include a Presidential Faculty Fellowship from the White House in 1994, a Bessel Prize from Germany in 2003, and a Humboldt US Senior Scientist Award in 2007. He has served on editorial boards on several
journals published by ASME and IEEE.
Website: http://mechsys4.me.udel.eduReferences:
S. K. Agrawal, S. Banala, A. Fattah, V. Sangwan, V. Krishnamoorthy, J. P. Scholz, W. L. Hsu, "Assessment of Motion of a Swing Leg and Gait Rehabilitation with a Gravity Balancing Exoskeleton", IEEE Trans. on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering, Vol. 15, No. 3, 2007, 410-420. S. K. Banala, S. H. Kim, S. K. Agrawal, J. P. Scholz, "Robot Assisted Gait Training with Active Leg Exoskeleton (ALEX)", IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering, Vol. 17, No. 1, 2009, 2-8.

Location: Seaver Science Library (SSL) - 150

Audiences: Everyone Is Invited

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