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Hugh M. Herr

Hugh M. Herr

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Engineering and Technology

D-Index
78
Citations
25667
World Ranking
599
National Ranking
209

Overview

Hugh M. Herr is affiliated with MIT in the United States and conducts research primarily in the fields of Engineering and Neuroscience. Their work focuses extensively on Biomedical Engineering, with significant contributions to Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Cognitive Neuroscience, Rehabilitation, and Neurology.

Their research covers a variety of topics, including:

  • Muscle activation and electromyography studies
  • Prosthetics and Rehabilitation Robotics
  • Neuroscience and Neural Engineering
  • Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials
  • Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery
  • Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Studies
  • EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces

Hugh M. Herr has been a frequent author in several publication venues, including:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology
  • Scientific Reports
  • Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation
  • Preprints.org

The scientist's recent papers demonstrate a strong focus on prosthetic technologies and neurophysiological integration. Selected recent publications include:

  • "Reinventing Extremity Amputation in the Era of Functional Limb Restoration," 2020, Annals of Surgery
  • "Design and Preliminary Results of a Reaction Force Series Elastic Actuator for Bionic Knee and Ankle Prostheses," 2021, IEEE Transactions on Medical Robotics and Bionics
  • "Agonist-antagonist myoneural interface amputation preserves proprioceptive sensorimotor neurophysiology in lower limbs," 2020, Science Translational Medicine
  • "Continuous neural control of a bionic limb restores biomimetic gait after amputation," 2024, Nature Medicine
  • "Accurate Heuristic Terrain Prediction in Powered Lower-Limb Prostheses Using Onboard Sensors," 2020, IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering

Collaboration appears to be a key aspect of their work. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Seong Ho Yeon
  • Hyungeun Song
  • Tony Shu
  • Samantha Gutierrez-Arango
  • Matthew J. Carty

Best Publications

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

    A.M. Dollar;H. Herr

  • Adaptive control of a variable-impedance ankle-foot orthosis to assist drop-foot gait

    J.A. Blaya;H. Herr

  • A Muscle-Reflex Model That Encodes Principles of Legged Mechanics Produces Human Walking Dynamics and Muscle Activities

    Hartmut Geyer;Hugh Herr

  • 2008 Special Issue: Powered ankle-foot prosthesis to assist level-ground and stair-descent gaits

    Samuel Au;Max Berniker;Hugh Herr

  • Powered Ankle--Foot Prosthesis Improves Walking Metabolic Economy

    S.K. Au;J. Weber;H. Herr

  • Exoskeletons and orthoses: classification, design challenges and future directions.

    Hugh M. Herr

  • Angular momentum in human walking

    Hugh Herr;Marko Popovic

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

    Hugh M. Herr;Alena M. Grabowski;Alena M. Grabowski

  • A QUASI-PASSIVE LEG EXOSKELETON FOR LOAD-CARRYING AUGMENTATION

    Conor James Walsh;Ken Endo;Hugh M. Herr

  • Control of a Powered Ankle–Foot Prosthesis Based on a Neuromuscular Model

    Michael F Eilenberg;Hartmut Geyer;Hugh Herr

  • Autonomous exoskeleton reduces metabolic cost of human walking during load carriage

    Luke M Mooney;Elliott J Rouse;Hugh M Herr

  • Swing-leg retraction: a simple control model for stable running

    André Seyfarth;Hartmut Geyer;Hugh Herr;Hugh Herr

  • Energetics and mechanics of human running on surfaces of different stiffnesses

    Amy E. Kerdok;Andrew A. Biewener;Thomas A. McMahon;Peter G. Weyand;Peter G. Weyand

  • Ground Reference Points in Legged Locomotion: Definitions, Biological Trajectories and Control Implications

    Marko B. Popovic;Ambarish Goswami;Hugh M. Herr

  • Autonomous exoskeleton reduces metabolic cost of human walking

    Luke M Mooney;Elliott J Rouse;Hugh M Herr

  • User‐adaptive control of a magnetorheological prosthetic knee

    Hugh M. Herr;Ari Wilkenfeld

  • A clinical comparison of variable-damping and mechanically passive prosthetic knee devices.

    Jennifer L. Johansson;Delsey M. Sherrill;Patrick O. Riley;Paolo Bonato

  • Powered ankle-foot prosthesis

    Samuel Au;H. Herr

  • Agonist-antagonist active knee prosthesis: a preliminary study in level-ground walking.

    Ernesto C Martinez-Villalpando;Hugh Herr

  • Exoskeletons for running and walking

    Hugh M. Herr;Conor Walsh;Daniel Joseph Paluska;Andrew Valiente

  • An EMG-position controlled system for an active ankle-foot prosthesis: an initial experimental study

    S.K. Au;P. Bonato;H. Herr

Frequent Co-Authors

Rodger Kram
Rodger Kram University of Colorado Boulder
Paolo Bonato
Paolo Bonato Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital
Conor J. Walsh
Conor J. Walsh Harvard University
Aaron M. Dollar
Aaron M. Dollar Yale University
Jerry Pratt
Jerry Pratt Florida Institute for Human and Machine Cognition
Andre Seyfarth
Andre Seyfarth Technical University of Darmstadt
Roy D. Kornbluh
Roy D. Kornbluh SRI International

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