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Exoskeleton Biomechanics

Studying how wearable assistance interacts with real human movement.

Role & context
Undergraduate Research Assistant · Virginia Tech
Status
Ongoing research
When
2026
Illustrative lower-limb exoskeleton assembly
Generated assembly concept · Not a research figure
The project

Context.

Research in Virginia Tech’s Occupational Ergonomics & Biomechanics Laboratories on an NSF-funded study of symmetric and asymmetric lifting with exoskeleton assistance.

Vicon NexusAMTISOLIDWORKSOpenSimPython
Scope & implementation

Inside the work.

  • Operate motion-capture and force-platform systems for biomechanics workflows.
  • Recreated three main parts of a physical exoskeleton in SOLIDWORKS over roughly two weeks, working through assembly and alignment for OpenSim.
  • Develop Python workflows and support pilot testing and IRB preparation.

Ongoing undergraduate research beginning August 2026. The portfolio image is a generated assembly concept, not a publication figure.