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MultiDIC: An Open-Source Toolbox for Multi-View 3D Digital Image Correlation

Solav, D., K. M. Moerman, A. M. Jaeger, K. Genovese, and H. M. Herr. MultiDIC: an Open-Source Toolbox for Multi-View 3D Digital Image Correlation. IEEE Access 6:30520–30535, 2018.

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Proprioception from a neurally controlled lower-extremity prosthesis

T. R. Clites, M. J. Carty, J. B. Ullauri, M. E. Carney, L. M. Mooney, J.-F. Duval, S. S. Srinivasan, H. M. Herr, Proprioception from a neurally controlled lower-extremity prosthesis. Sci. Transl. Med. 10, eaap8373 (2018).

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Translational Motion Tracking of Leg Joints for Enhanced Prediction of Walking Tasks

Stolyarov, R. M., Burnett, G., & Herr, H. (2017). Translational Motion Tracking of Leg Joints for Enhanced Prediction of Walking Tasks. IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering, 1-1. doi:10.1109/tbme.2017.2718528

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On prosthetic control: A regenerative agonist-antagonist myoneural interface

S. S. Srinivasan, M. J. Carty, P. W. Calvaresi, T. R. Clites, B. E. Maimon, C. R. Taylor, A. N. Zorzos, H. Herr, On prosthetic control : A regenerative agonist-antagonist myoneural interface, 2, eaan2971 (2017).

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A Caprine Model of a Novel Amputation Paradigm for Bi-directional Neural Control of a Bionic Limb

T. R. Clites, M. J. Carty, H. M. Herr, in Plastic Surgery Research Council, (2017), p. 119.

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A murine model of a novel surgical architecture for proprioceptive muscle feedback

T. R. Clites, M. J. Carty, S. Srinivasan, A. N. Zorzos, H. M. Herr, A murine model of a novel surgical architecture for proprioceptive muscle feedback and its potential application to control of advanced limb prostheses., J. Neural Eng. 14, aa614b (2017).

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A murine model of a novel surgical architecture for proprioceptive muscle feedback and its potential application to control of advanced limb

Clites TR, Carty MJ, Srinivasan S, Zorzos AN, Herr HM. J Neural Eng. 2017 EPub Feb 17;14(3):036002.

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Transdermal optogenetic peripheral nerve stimulation

Maimon BE, Zorzos AN, Bendell R, Harding A, Fahmi M, Srinivasan S, Calvaresi P, Herr HM. J Neural Eng. 2017 Feb 3;14(3): 034002

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FlexSEA-Execute: Advanced Motion Controller for Wearable Robotic Applications

J.F. Duval, H. M. Herr

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FlexSEA: Flexible Scalable Electronics Architecture for Wearable Robotic Applications

J.F. Duval, H. M. Herr

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Assessment of Nerve Regeneration through a Novel Microchannel Array

B. Maimon, A. N. Zorzos, K. W. Song, R. Bendell, R. Riso, H. M. Herr

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Assessment of nerve regeneration through novel microchannel array

Maimon, BE, Zorzos, AN, Song, K, Bendel, R, Riso, R, Herr, HM., Int J Phys Med Rehabil 2016, 4:2

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Multi-Material 3-D Viscoelastic Model of a Transtibial Residuum from In-vivo Indentation and MRI Data

Sengeh DM, Moerman, K. M., Petron A, Herr H.M.

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Method And System For Providing Proprioceptive Feedback And Functionality Mitigating Limb Pathology

H. M. Herr, T. R. Clites, B. Maimon, A. Zorzos, M. J. Carty, J.-F. Duval, Method And System For Providing Proprioceptive Feedback And Functionality Mitigating Limb Pathology. US Pending Patent 62/276422 (2016).

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Biomechanical walking mechanisms underlying the metabolic reduction caused by an autonomous exoskeleton

L. M. Mooney, H. M. Herr

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Peripheral Neural Interface Via Nerve Regeneration to Distal Tissues

H. M. Herr, R. R. Riso, K. W. Song, R. J.Casler, M. J. Carty, Peripheral Neural Interface Via Nerve Regeneration to Distal Tissues. US Patent US20160346099 (2016).

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Control of tension-compression asymmetry in Ogden hyperelasticity with application to soft tissue modelling

Moerman, K. M., Simms, C. K., Nagel, T.

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Design and testing of a bionic dance prosthesis

E. J. Rouse, N. C. Villagaray-Carski, R. W. Emerson, H. M. Herr

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FlexSEA: flexible, scalable electronics architecture for wearable robotic applications

Duval, JF "FlexSEA: flexible, scalable electronics architecture for wearable robotic applications"

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Autonomous exoskeleton reduces metabolic cost of human walking during load carriage

L. M. Mooney, E. J. Rouse, H. M. Herr

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Autonomous exoskeleton reduces metabolic cost of human walking

L. M. Mooney, E. J. Rouse, H. M. Herr

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Clutchable series-elastic actuator: Implications for prosthetic knee design

E. J. Rouse, L. M. Mooney, H. M. Herr

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Design of a Clutch–Spring Knee Exoskeleton for Running

G. Elliott, A. Marecki, H. Herr

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Voxel-based Fabrication through Material Property Mapping

E.L. Doubrovski, Elizabeth Tsai, D. Dikovsky, J.M.P. Geraedts, Hugh Herr, Neri Oxman

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Autonomous exoskeleton reduces metabolic cost of walking

L. M. Mooney, E. J. Rouse, H. M. Herr

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A variable impedance prosthetic socket for a transtibial amputee designed from MRI data

D. Sengeh, H. M. Herr

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Continuously-Variable Series-Elastic Actuator

L. M. Mooney, H. M. Herr

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A clutchable series-elastic actuator: design of a robotic knee prosthesis for minimum energy consumption

E. J. Rouse, L. M. Mooney, E. C. Martinez-Villalpando, H. M. Herr

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Proportional EMG Control of Ankle Plantar Flexion in a Powered Transtibial Prosthesis

J. Wang, O. A. Kannape, H. M. Herr

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Effects of a powered ankle-foot prosthesis on kinetic loading of the contralateral limb: a case series

D. Hill, H. M. Herr

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The biomechanics and energetics of human running using an elastic knee exoskeleton

G. Elliott, G.S. Sawicki, A. Marecki, H. Herr

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Pattern Classification of Terrain During Amputee Walking

Farrell, M. T. "Pattern Classification of Terrain During Amputee Walking"

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Design and Evaluation of a Biomimetic Agonist-Antagonist Active Knee Prosthesis

Martinez-Villalpando, E. "Design and Evaluation of a Biomimetic Agonist-Antagonist Active Knee Prosthesis"

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Effects of a Powered Ankle Prosthesis on Shock Absorption and Residual Limb/Socket Interface Pressure

Hill, D. "Effects of a Powered Ankle Prosthesis on Shock Absorption and Residual Limb/Socket Interface Pressure"

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Advanced Prototyping of Variable Impedance Prosthetic Sockets for Trans-tibial Amputees: Polyjet Matrix 3D Printing of Comfortable Prostheti

Sengeh, D. "Advanced Prototyping of Variable Impedance Prosthetic Sockets for Trans-tibial Amputees: Polyjet Matrix 3D Printing of Comfortable Prosthetic Sockets Using Digital Anatomical Data"

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Leg stiffness of sprinters using running-specific prostheses

C. P. McGowan, A. M. Grabowski, W. J. McDermott, H. M. Herr, R. Kram.

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A method to determine the optimal features for control of a powered lower-limb prostheses

M. T. Farrell, H. M. Herr

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Antagonistic Active Knee Prosthesis. A Metabolic Cost of Walking Comparison with a Variable-Damping Prosthetic Knee

E. C. Martinez-Villalpando, L. M. Mooney, G. A. Elliott, H. M. Herr

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Bionic ankle-foot prosthesis normalizes walking gait for persons with leg amputation

H. M. Herr, A. M. Grabowski

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Human leg model predicts ankle muscle-tendon morphology state roles and energetics in walking

P. Krishnaswamy, E. N. Brown, H. M. Herr

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Speed adaptation in a powered transtibial prosthesis controlled with a neuromuscular model

J. Markowitz, P. Krishnaswamy, M. F. Eilenberg, K. Endo, C. Barnhart, H. M. Herr

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A muscle-reflex model that encodes principles of legged mechanics produces human walking dynamics and muscle activities

H. Geyer, H. Herr

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Optimal workloop energetics of muscle-actuated systems an impedance matching view

W. Farahat, H. M. Herr

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Control of a powered ankle-foot prosthesis based on a neuromuscular model

M. F. Eilenberg, H. Geyer, H. M. Herr

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Counterpoint: Artificial legs do not make artificially fast running speeds possible

R. Kram, A. M. Grabowski, C. P. McGowan, M. B. Brown, H. M. Herr

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Running-specific prostheses limit ground-force during sprinting

A. M. Grabowski, C. P. McGowan, W. J. McDermott, M. T. Beale, R. Kram, H. M. Herr

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Human walking model predicts joint mechanics electromyography and mechanical economy

K. Endo, H. Herr

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An artificial gastrocnemius for a transtibial prosthesis

K. Endo, E. Swart, H. M. Herr

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Exoskeletons and orthoses: classification design challenges and future directions

H. Herr

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The fastest runner on artificial legs: Different limbs similar function?

P. G. Weyand, M. W. Bundle, C. P. McGowan, A. Grabowski, M. B. Brown, R. Kram, H. Herr

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Angular Momentum in Turns and Abrupt Starts: Strategies for Bipedal Balance Control

Farrell, M. T. "Angular Momentum in Turns and Abrupt Starts: Strategies for Bipedal Balance Control"

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A model of muscle-tendon function in human walking

K. Endo, H. Herr

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Exploiting angular momentum to enhance bipedal center-of-mass control

A. Hofmann, M. Popovic, H. M. Herr

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Leg exoskeleton reduces the metabolic cost of human hopping

A. M. Grabowski, H. M. Herr

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Agonist-antagonist active knee prosthesis: A preliminary study in level-ground walking

E. C. Martinez-Villalpando, H. M. Herr

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Powered Ankle-Foot Prosthesis Improves Walking Metabolic Economy

S. Au, J. Weber, H.M Herr

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Angular momentum primitives for human turning: Control implications for biped robots

T. Farrell, H. Herr

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Biomimetic prosthetic knee using antagonistic muscle-like activation

E.C. Martinez-Villalpando, J. Weber, G. Elliott, H. M. Herr

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Workloop energetics of antagonist muscles

W. Farahat, H. M. Herr

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Design of an agonist-antagonist active knee prosthesis

E.C. Martinez-Villalpando, J. Weber, G. Elliott, H. M. Herr

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Design of a quasi-passive knee exoskeleton to assist running

A. M. Dollar, H. Herr

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Powered ankle-foot prosthesis

S. K. Au, H. M. Herr

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Impedance matching as a means of enhancing mechanical energetics in muscle-actuated systems

W. Farahat, H. M. Herr

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Biological Principles of Control Selection for a Humanoid Robot's Dynamic Balance Preservation.

M. Vukobratovic, H. Herr, B. Borovac, M. Popovic, A Hofmann, M Jovanovic, V. Potkonjak.

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Powered ankle-foot prosthesis to assist level-ground and stair-descent gaits

S. K. Au, M. Berniker, H. M. Herr

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Lower Extremity Exoskeletons and Active Orthoses: Challenges and State-of-the-Art

A. Dollar, H. M. Herr

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Angular momentum in human walking

H.M. Herr, M. Popovic

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An Inertial Measurement-Based Gait Detection System for Active Leg Prostheses

Aisen, B. "An Inertial Measurement-Based Gait Detection System for Active Leg Prostheses"

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Estimation of ground reaction force and zero moment point on a powered ankle-foot prosthesis

E. C. Martinez-Villalpando, H. M. Herr