Publications

Human Biomechanics and Control Laboratory

Selected Papers

Adamczyk, P. G., Collins, S. H., and Kuo, A. D. (2006) The advantages of a rolling foot in human walking. Journal of Experimental Biology, 209:3953-3963. [DOI:10.1242/jeb.02455] (pdf)

Huang, F. C., Gillespie, R. B., and Kuo, A. D. (2006) Human adaptation to interaction forces in visuo-motor coordination. IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering, 14: 390-397 [DOI:10.1109/TNSRE.2006.881533] (pdf)

Kuo, A. D. (2005) Harvesting energy by improving the economy of human walking. Science, 309(5741): 1686-1687. [DOI: 10.1126/science.1118058] (pdf)

Kuo, A. D. (2005) An optimal state estimation model of sensory integration in human postural balance. Journal of Neural Engineering, 2: S235-S249. (pdf)

Collins, S. H., Ruina, A. L., Tedrake, R., and Wisse, M. (2005) Efficient bipedal robots based on passive-dynamic walkers. Science, 209:3953-3963. (pdf)

Kuo, A. D., Donelan, J. M., and Ruina, A. (2005) Energetic consequences of walking like an inverted pendulum: Step-to-step transitions. Exercise and Sport Sciences Reviews, 33: 88-97. (pdf)

Doke, J., Donelan, J. M., and Kuo, A. D. (2005) Mechanics and energetics of swinging the human leg. Journal of Experimental Biology, 208: 439-445. (pdf)

Donelan, J. M., Shipman, D. W., Kram, R., and Kuo, A. D. (2004) Mechanical and metabolic requirements for active lateral stabilization in human walking. Journal of Biomechanics, 37: 827-835. (pdf)

Park, S., Horak, F. B., and Kuo, A. D. (2004) Postural feedback responses scale with biomechanical constraints in human standing. Experimental Brain Research, 154: 417-427. (pdf)

Gard, S. A., Miff, S. C., and Kuo, A. D. (2004) Comparison of kinematic and kinetic methods for computing the vertical motion of the body center of mass during walking. Human Movement Science, 22: 597-610. (pdf)

Dean, J.D., Alexander, N. B., and Kuo, A. D. (2004) Age-related changes in maximal hip strength and movement speed. Journal of Gerontology: Medical Sciences, 59A: 286-292. (pdf)

Donelan, J. M., Kram, R., and Kuo, A. D. (2002) Mechanical work for step-to-step transitions is a major determinant of the metabolic cost of human walking. Journal of Experimental Biology, 205: 3717-3727. (pdf)

Kuo, A. D. (2002) The relative roles of feedforward and feedback in the control of rhythmic movements, Motor Control, 6: 129-145. (pdf)

Donelan, J. M., Kram, R., and Kuo, A. D. (2002) Simultaneous positive and negative external mechanical work in human walking, Journal of Biomechanics, 35: 117-124. (pdf)

Kuo, A. D. (2002) Energetics of actively powered locomotion using the simplest walking model, Journal of Biomechanical Engineering, 124: 113-120. (pdf)

Speers, R. A., Kuo, A. D. (2002) Contributions of altered sensation and feedback responses to changes in coordination of postural control due to aging, Gait and Posture, 16: 20-30. (pdf)

Donelan, J. M., Kram, R., and Kuo, A. D. (2001) Mechanical and metabolic determinants of the preferred step width in human walking. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London, Series B, 268: 1985-1992. (pdf)

Kuo, A. D. (2001) A simple model predicts the step length-speed relationship in human walking, Journal of Biomechanical Engineering, 123: 264-269. (pdf)

Bauby, C. E., and Kuo, A. D. (2000) Active control of lateral balance in human walking, Journal of Biomechanics, 33: 1433-1440. (pdf)

Kuo, A. D. (1999) Stabilization of lateral motion in passive dynamic walking, International Journal of Robotics Research, 18(9): 917-930. (pdf)

Speers, R. A., Shepard, N. T., Kuo, A. D. (1999) EquiTest modification with shank and hip angle measurements: differences with age among normal subjects, J. Vestibular Research, 9 (6): 435-444. (pdf)

Zhang, X.D., Chaffin, D. B., Kuo, A. D. (1998) Optimization-based differential kinematic modeling exhibits a velocity-control strategy for dynamic posture determination in seated reaching movements, J. Biomechanics, 31: 1035-1042. (pdf)

Speers, R. A., Paloski, W. H., Kuo, A. D. (1998) Multivariate changes in coordination of postural control following spaceflight, J. Biomechanics, 31: 883-889. (pdf)

Kuo, A. D., Speers, R. A., Peterka, R. J., and Horak, F. B. (1998) Effect of altered sensory conditions on multivariate descriptors of human postural sway, Experimental Brain Research, 122: 185-195. (pdf)

Kuo, A. D. (1998) A least squares estimation approach to improving the precision of inverse dynamics computations, J. Biomechanical Engineering, 120(1): 148-159. (pdf)

Kuo, A. D. (1995) An optimal control model for analyzing human postural balance, IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering, 42: 87-101. (pdf)

Kuo, A. D. (1994) A mechanical analysis of force distribution between redundant, multiple degree-of-freedom actuators in the human: implications for central nervous system control. Human Movement Sciences, 13: 635-663. (pdf)

Kuo, A. D. and Zajac, F. E. (1993) Human standing posture: multijoint movement strategies based on biomechanical constraints, Progress in Brain Research, 97: 349-358. (pdf)

Kuo, A. D. and Zajac, F. E. (1993) A biomechanical analysis of muscle strength as a limiting factor in standing posture, Journal of Biomechanics, 26 (suppl. 1): 137-150. (pdf)

Kuo, A. D. and Carter, D. R. (1991) Computational methods for analyzing the structure of cancellous bone, Journal of Orthopaedic Research, 9: 918-931. (pdf)
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