Search Results - "Schmiedeler, J. P."

A low-cost hybrid drivetrain concept based on compressed air energy storage by Brown, T.L., Atluri, V.P., Schmiedeler, J.P.

“…•A new pneumatic hybrid concept is introduced.•A proof-of-concept prototype system is built and tested.•The experimental system has a round-trip efficiency of…”
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The Mechanics of Quadrupedal Galloping and the Future of Legged Vehicles by Schmiedeler, J. P., Waldron, K. J.

“…Previous studies have noted that biological quadrupeds adjust their gaits when encountering drag in their locomotion. This paper investigates the hypothesis…”
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A framework for the control of stable aperiodic walking in underactuated planar bipeds by Yang, T., Westervelt, E. R., Serrani, A., Schmiedeler, J. P.

“…This paper presents a new definition of stable walking for point-footed planar bipedal robots that is not necessarily periodic. The inspiration for the…”
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Design and control of a planar bipedal robot ERNIE with parallel knee compliance by Yang, T., Westervelt, E. R., Schmiedeler, J. P., Bockbrader, R. A.

“…This paper presents the development of the planar bipedal robot ERNIE as well as numerical and experimental studies of the influence of parallel knee joint…”
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Predicting brain injury under impact with a strain measure from analytical models by Zou, H., Schmiedeler, J. P.

“…Caused by strain deformation in brain tissue, diffuse axonal injury (DAI) is one of the most devastating types of traumatic brain injury; it frequently occurs…”
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The effect of brain mass and moment of inertia on relative brain-skull displacement during low-severity impacts by Zou, H, Kleiven, S, Schmiedeler, J P

“…Traumatic brain injury is the leading cause of death in automobile crashes. The sensitivity of human brain injury prediction to small parameter changes is a…”
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Intelligent control of quadruped gallops by Marhefka, D.W., Orin, D.E., Schmiedeler, J.P., Waldron, K.J.

“…In this paper, a new intelligent control approach for high-speed quadruped bounding and galloping gaits is presented. The controller is capable of learning the…”
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The effect of asymmetrical body-mass distribution on the stability and dynamics of quadruped bounding by Hong Zou, Schmiedeler, J.P.

“…The effect of asymmetrical body-mass distribution on the stability and dynamics of two-degree-of-freedom quadruped bounding in place is investigated in this…”
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Enhanced feedback in balance rehabilitation using the Nintendo Wii Balance Board by Kennedy, M. W., Schmiedeler, J. P., Crowell, C. R., Villano, M., Striegel, A. D., Kuitse, J.

“…Balance retraining is a critical part of rehabilitation for many individuals following neuro-trauma such as stroke. The WeHab system described in this paper is…”
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Kinematic Design and Dynamic Analysis of a Planar Biped Robot Mechanically Coordinated by a Single Degree of Freedom by McKendry, J., Brown, B., Westervelt, E.R., Schmiedeler, J.P.

“…This paper presents a method of integrating kinematic mechanism design and hybrid system analysis for the design of a single-degree-of-freedom (DOF) planar…”
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Stability analysis of quadruped bounding with asymmetrical body mass distribution by Hong Zou, Schmiedeler, J.P.

“…An analytical stability criterion for bounding of quadrupeds with asymmetrical mass distribution is developed in this work. Bounding is found to be passively…”
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Intelligent control of an experimental articulated leg for a galloping machine by Palmer, L.R., Orin, D.E., Marhefka, D.W., Schmiedeler, J.P., Waldron, K.J.

“…Intelligent controllers are being used with increasing effectiveness on complex systems. This work verifies the effectiveness of fuzzy control, an intelligent…”
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A more flexible robotic wrist by Wiitala, Jared M, Rister, Bradley J, Schmiedeler, James P

“…A robotic wrist that utilizes a symmetrically actuated double-pointing system offers better performance by eliminating problems due to singular positions. The…”
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