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ROBOTICS SEMINAR: Leia Stirling, "Moving, thinking, and wearing an exoskeleton: Examinations of exoskeleton interactions with human information processing"

Event Type
Seminar/Symposium
Sponsor
Illinois Robotics
Virtual
wifi event
Date
Nov 15, 2024   1:00 pm  
Speaker
Leia Stirling
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Originating Calendar
Siebel School Speakers Calendar

Robotics Seminar: We are excited to host Leia Stirling from the University of Michigan over zoom for this week's Robotics Seminar! Please join us on November 15, at 1 pm to learn about exoskeletons!  

Location: We will meet only virtually. Please use the following zoom meeting information to join us:

https://illinois.zoom.us/j/84149708803?pwd=R3JqMnk3VU0wWUZRbGtMd3o1YjZwdz09&from=addon

Meeting ID: 841 4970 8803

Password: 444347

Please see their abstract and biography below:

Abstract: Exoskeletons have been proposed to augment, assist, and rehabilitate motion. The efficacy of an exoskeleton in supporting the designed goals is affected by how a person moves with and uses the exoskeleton. This fluency between the human operator and exoskeleton is affected by the alignment between dimensions of the person and exoskeleton, but is also affected by the manner in which the exoskeleton is integrated in the perception-cognition-action decision process of the operator. In this talk, I will highlight studies that examine the interactions between sensory perception, executive function, and motor action selection while wearing a lower-body active exoskeleton during goal-oriented tasks.

Bio: Leia Stirling is an Associate Professor in the Industrial and Operations Engineering Department and Robotics Department, an Affiliate Faculty in the Space Institute, and the University of Michigan Center for Occupational Health and Safety Engineering (COHSE) Director of Occupational Safety Engineering and Ergonomics. Her research group brings together methods from human factors, biomechanics, and robotics to understand the physical and cognitive interactions for goal-oriented human task performance and to support operational decision making that relies on manual task performance. These goals may include reducing musculoskeletal injury risks, supporting telehealth, and improving technology usability. Her research has been funded by the National Science Foundation, NASA, NIOSH, Boeing, and the U.S. Army. 

 

Location: We will meet only virtually. Please use the following zoom meeting information to join us:

https://illinois.zoom.us/j/84149708803?pwd=R3JqMnk3VU0wWUZRbGtMd3o1YjZwdz09&from=addon

Meeting ID: 841 4970 8803

Password: 444347

 

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