1. Altering the Mechanical Load Environment during Growth does not affect Adult Achilles Tendon Properties in an Avian Bipedal Model Open Access Author: Katugam-Dechene, Kavya Title: Altering the Mechanical Load Environment during Growth does not affect Adult Achilles Tendon Properties in an Avian Bipedal Model Graduate Program: Kinesiology Keywords: TendonGrowthStiffnessModulusDevelopment File: Download Katugam_MasterThesis_Final.pdf Committee Members: Jonas Rubenson, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorJohn Henry Challis, Committee MemberStephen Piazza, Committee MemberJonathan Bates Dingwell, Program Head/Chair
2. Measurement and Validation of User-Perceived Comfort of an Ankle Exoskeleton Restricted (Penn State Only) Author: Mohammed El Husaini, Mohammed Title: Measurement and Validation of User-Perceived Comfort of an Ankle Exoskeleton Graduate Program: Mechanical Engineering Keywords: PneumaticExoskeletonAnkle1 DOFActuatedComfortVASVisual Analogue ScaleLikertSurveyPerceptionImpedance ControlStiffnessGaitWalkingRepeatabilityModelingSubjective FeelingsValidationMeasurementRehabilitation File: Login to Download Committee Members: Anne Elizabeth Martin, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorBo Cheng, Committee MemberMary Frecker, Program Head/ChairKatie Fitzsimons, Committee Member