by Alex Hunt
September 1, 2020
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Dr. Alex Hunt has been award an NSF CAREER award titled: Understanding the role of sensory feedback in gait stability through neurorobotic modeling
This project aims to construct a comprehensive model of locomotion that unifies current theories, and to provide a more complete picture of how the neural system, body, and external environment interact. The application of neuroscience to robotics lags capabilities and knowledge in each field; this work remedies this by unifying the state-of-the-art in both fields. Robotics will be advanced through the development of neural controllers that copy the nature of what makes animal locomotion robust and adaptive. Neuroscience will be advanced through the embodiment of neural models on a physical system. These advances will lead to improved treatment and rehabilitation methods for disorders that affect locomotion, and robotic systems that can be used in unstructured environments and assistive contexts.
https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1943483