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Granted Patents

Patent Family

 

Shepertycky, M. Y., Li, Q., & Liu, Y.F., Biomechanical Electrical Power Generation Apparatus.

 

US Patent No. US9407125B2

CA Patent No. CA2855148C

Peer-reviewed Publications

IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics

 

Shepertycky, M., Liu, Y.F., & Li, Q. (2022). Design and Evaluation of a Load Control System for Biomechanical Energy Harvesters and Energy-Removing Exoskeletons, IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics, 28(2), 990-1001. doi: 10.1109/TMECH.2022.3214419

Science

 

Shepertycky, M., Burton, S., Dickson, A., Liu, Y.F., & Li, Q. (2021). Removing Energy with an Exoskeleton Reduces the Metabolic Cost of Walking, Science, 372(6545), 957-960. doi: 10.1126/science.aba9947

 

In the top 5% of all research outputs (23.9+ million) ever tracked by Altmetric

Assistive Technology

 

Kudrinko, K., Flavin, E., Shepertycky, M., & Li, Q. (2021). Assessing the Need for a Wearable Sign Language Recognition Device for Deaf Individuals: Results from a National Questionnaire. Assistive technology, 1-14.  doi.org/10.1080/10400435.2021.1913259

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Journal of Medical Devices

 

Martin, J.P., Shepertycky, M., Liu, Y.F., & Li, Q. (2016). Lower Limb-Driven Energy Harvester: Modeling, Design, and Performance Evaluation. Journal of Medical Devices, 10(4), 041005 doi.org/10.1115/1.4033014

PLoS ONE

 

Shepertycky, M., & Li, Q. (2015). Generating Electricity During Walking with a Lower Limb-Driven Energy Harvester: Targeting a Minimum User Effort. PloS ONE, 10(6), e0127635. doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0127635

IEEE JESTPE

 

Dickson, A.J., Burton, S., Shepertycky, M., Liu, Y.F., & Li, Q. (2015). Digitally Controlled Energy Harvesting Power Management System. IEEE Journal of Emerging and Selected Topics in Power Electronics, 4(1), 303-317. doi.org/10.1109/JESTPE.2015.2489925

IEEE 13th ICORR

 

Shepertycky, M., Zhang, J.T., Liu, Y.F., & Li, Q. (2013). Development of an Energy Harvesting Backpack and Performance Evaluation. 2013 IEEE 13th International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics (ICORR),1-6. IEEE. doi.org/ 10.1109/ICORR.2013.6650409

Theses

Ph.D. Dissertation

 

Shepertycky, M., (2021). Development and Evaluation of an Energy-Removing Lower-Limb Exoskeleton for Human Gait Assistance, Doctoral dissertation, Mechanical and Materials Eng., Queen's University, Canada 

 

Recipient of the Queen's University Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science 2021 Outstanding Thesis Award

Master's Dissertation 

 

Shepertycky, M., (2013). The Development and Performance Evaluation of an Energy Harvesting Backpack, Masters dissertation, Mechanical and Materials Eng., Queen's University, Canada 

Manuscripts Submitted or in Preparation

PLoS ONE

 

Shepertycky, M., Liu, Y.F., & Li, Q., (2023). A transition point: Assistance Magnitude is a Critical Parameter When Providing Assistance During Walking With an Energy-Removing Exoskeleton or Biomechanical Energy Harvester, PLoS ONE (Under review: PONE-D-23-03527R1)

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Applied Ergonomics

 

Pelot, R., Shepertycky, M., Bryant, J.T., Reid, S., & Bossi, L., (2023) Validation of a Biomechanical Model for Load Carriage Assessment  (in preparation)

Applied Ergonomics

 

Thompson, A., Shepertycky, M., Zhang, J. T., Bryant, T.,  Morin, E.  Sy, A., Bossi, L., & Li, Q.,(2023) Under Pressure: Evaluation of Three Pressure Measurement Systems on Flat and Curved Surfaces

(in preparation)

Technical Reports

Li Q, Bryant J. T., Zhang J, Shepertycky M., Thompson A., Bond M., Morin E. A., & Stevenson J., (2023) Final Report; Objective Manikin-based Biomechanical Assessment of Soldier Torso-borne Equipment (OMBASTE). Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario, Ergonomics Research Group, Technical Report, W7714-145967/001/SV/Task 49 (Toronto: Defence Research and Development Canada)

Shepertycky M., & Thompson A., (2023) ANNEX A3: Evaluation Report, Load Carriage Simulator Manikins: Stiffness Evaluation; Objective Manikin-based Biomechanical Assessment of Soldier Torso-borne Equipment (OMBASTE). Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario, Ergonomics Research Group, Technical Report, W7714-145967/001/SV/Task 49 (Toronto: Defence Research and Development Canada)

Shepertycky M., Bryant J.T., Morin E., Stevenson & J., Li Q., (2022). ANNEX B: Development & Operation User Manual, Overseer Mark II: Main Operating Program of the Load Carriage Simulator. Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario, Ergonomics Research Group, Technical Report, W7714-145967/001/SV/Task 49 (Toronto: Defence Research and Development Canada)

Shepertycky M., Bryant J.T., Morin E., Stevenson J., & Li Q., (2022). ANNEX C1: Experimental Procedure Manual, Load Carriage Simulate General Experimental Setup and Execution. Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario, Ergonomics Research Group, Technical Report, W7714-145967/001/SV/Task 49 (Toronto: Defence Research and Development Canada)

Shepertycky M., Bryant J.T., Morin E., Stevenson J., & Li Q., (2022). ANNEX D: Development and Operation Manual; LCSim Analytics Mark I: Main Operating Program of the Load Carriage Simulator. Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario, Ergonomics Research Group, Technical Report, W7714-145967/001/SV/Task 49 (Toronto: Defence Research and Development Canada)

Shepertycky, M., (2023). ANNEX F1: Evaluation Report, Preliminary Evaluation of the Load Carriage Simulator’s Effect on Relative Motion Measurements Conducted Using a Polhemus VIPERTM Motion Capture System. Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario, Ergonomics Research Group, Technical Report, W7714-145967/001/SV/Task 49 (Toronto: Defence Research and Development Canada)

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