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We study how people and other animals move, and then apply what we find to help our society. We mostly study walking in people, and mostly pretty fundamental things about the back-and-forth relationship between how we walk and the energy we require to do so. But we also like to study big and small animals, and how their size affects how they control their movements. This comparative work has led us to study kangaroo tails, crocodile gallops, and elephant nerves, to name a few. In the course of our research, we have invented exoskeletons that harvest electrical energy from our movements, devices that stabilize people as they walk, and an iPhone app that controls people's running pace with music. Others have used our work to develop new ways of rehabilitating people's gait, and new ways of controlling their walking robots.

The 911Թ Locomotion Lab is within the , at . We are affiliated with 911Թ's

Principal Investigator

max_donelan@sfu.ca

Alumni

Patents

  1. M. Snaterse, S.J. Chang, and J.M. Donelan. Methods and Systems for Control of Human Locomotion. United States, Sept 05, 2019. US16299120.
  2. M. Snaterse, S.J. Chang, and J.M. Donelan. Methods and Systems for Control of Human Cycling Speed. United States, Aug 29, 2019. US16297300.
  3. M. Snaterse, S.J. Chang, and J.M. Donelan. Methods and Systems for Guidance of Human Locomotion. United States, May 14, 2019. US10289753.
  4. J.M. Donelan, A.D. Kuo, Q. Li, J.A. Hoffer, and D.J. Weber. Methods and Apparatus for Harvesting Biomechanical Energy. United States, Jul 16, 2013. US8487456. This invention describes control methods for selectively engaging energy harvesting from joint motion to accomplish generative braking.
  5. M. Snaterse, I. Chang, and J.M. Donelan. Methods and Systems for Human Locomotion Control. United States, Feb 07, 2011. US61/362,170. Under Examination. This invention describes how to automatically control the speed and intensity of walking and running.
  6. J.M. Donelan, A.D. Kuo, Q. Li, J.A. Hoffer, and D.J. Weber. Methods and Apparatus for Harvesting Biomechanical Energy. United States, Oct 30, 2012. US8299634. This invention describes apparatus and methods for non-selectively harvesting energy from joint motion.
  7. J.M. Donelan, A.D. Kuo, Q. Li, J.A. Hoffer, and D.J. Weber. Methods and Apparatus for Harvesting Biomechanical Energy. United States, Feb 09, 2010. US7659636. This invention describes additional control methods for selectively engaging energy harvesting from joint motion to accomplish generative braking.
  8. J.M. Donelan, A.D. Kuo, Q. Li, J.A. Hoffer, and D.J. Weber. Methods and Apparatus for Harvesting Biomechanical Energy. United States, Jan 26, 2010. US7652386. This invention describes mechanical apparatus for selectively engaging energy harvesting from joint motion to accomplish generative braking.

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