Journal Articles

Upper extremity muscle activation pattern prediction through synergy extrapolation and electromyography-driven modeling
S. Tahmid, J.M. Font-Llagunes, J. Yang
Journal of Biomechanical Engineering, vol. 146, no. 1, 011005 (10 pages), 2024

Knee kinematics are primarily determined by implant alignment but knee kinetics are mainly influenced by muscle coordination strategy
M. Febrer-Nafría, M.J. Dreyer, A. Maas, W.R. Taylor, C.R. Smith, S.H. Hosseini Nasab
Journal of Biomechanics, vol. 161, 111851 (8 pages), 2023

Inertial sensors for gait monitoring and design of adaptive controllers for exoskeletons after stroke: A feasibility study
J. de Miguel-Fernández, M. Salazar-del Río, M. Rey-Prieto, C. Bayón, L. Guirao-Cano, J.M. Font-Llagunes, J. Lobo-Prat
Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, vol. 11, 1208561 (15 pages), 2023

Adapted assistance and resistance training with a knee exoskeleton after stroke
J. de Miguel-Fernández, M. Rey-Prieto, M. Salazar-del Río, H. López-Matas, L. Guirao-Cano, J.M. Font-Llagunes, J. Lobo-Prat
IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering, vol. 31, pp. 3265-3274, 2023

Relationship between spatiotemporal parameters and clinical outcomes in children with bilateral spastic cerebral palsy: Clinical interpretation proposal
C. Gómez-Pérez, J. Vidal Samsó, A. Puig Diví, J. Medina Casanovas, J.M. Font-Llagunes, J.C. Martori
Journal of Orthopaedic Science, vol. 28, no. 5, pp. 1136-1142, 2023

Predictive multibody dynamic simulation of human neuromusculoskeletal systems: A review
M. Febrer-Nafría, A. Nasr, M. Ezati, P. Brown, J.M. Font-Llagunes, J. McPhee
Multibody System Dynamics, vol. 58, no. 3-4, pp. 299-339, 2023

A review of the efforts to develop muscle and musculoskeletal models for biomechanics in the last 50 years
J.M. Wakeling, M. Febrer-Nafría, F. De Groote
Journal of Biomechanics, vol. 155, 111657 (10 pages), 2023

Upper extremity joint torque estimation through an electromyography-driven model
S. Tahmid, J.M. Font-Llagunes, J. Yang
Journal of Computing and Information Science in Engineering, vol. 23, no. 3, 030901 (9 pages), 2023

Novel computational protocol to support transfemoral prosthetic alignment procedure using machine learning techniques
A.M. Cárdenas, J. Uribe, J.M. Font-Llagunes, A.M. Hernández, J.A. Plata
Gait & Posture, vol. 102, pp. 125-131, 2023

Control strategies used in lower limb exoskeletons for gait rehabilitation after brain injury: A systematic review and analysis of clinical effectiveness
J. de Miguel-Fernández, J. Lobo-Prat, E. Prinsen, J.M. Font-Llagunes, L. Marchal-Crespo
Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation, vol. 20, 23 (28 pages), 2023

Comparing walking with knee-ankle-foot orthoses and a knee-powered exoskeleton after spinal cord injury: A randomized, crossover clinical trial
A. Rodríguez-Fernández, J. Lobo-Prat, R. Tarragó, D. Chaverri, X. Iglesias, L. Guirao-Cano, J.M. Font-Llagunes
Scientific Reports, vol. 12, 19150 (16 pages), 2022

Computational evaluation of psoas muscle influence on walking function following internal hemipelvectomy with reconstruction
M.M. Vega, G. Li, M.S. Shourijeh, D. Ao, R.C. Weinschenk, C. Patten, J.M. Font-Llagunes, V.O. Lewis, B.J. Fregly
Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, vol. 10, 855870 (17 pages), 2022

Predicting impact scenarios of a rimless wheel: A geometrical approach
A. Barjau, J. Agulló-Batlle
Nonlinear Dynamics, vol. 110, pp. 3209-3227, 2022

Editorial: Rehabilitation robotics: Challenges in design, control, and real applications
F. Romero-Sánchez, L.L. Menegaldo, J.M. Font-Llagunes, M. Sartori
Frontiers in Neurorobotics, vol. 16, 957905 (4 pages), 2022

Evaluation of the Beam-F3 method for locating the F3 position from the 10–20 international system
A. Fabregat-Sanjuan, R. Pàmies-Vilà, V. Pascual-Rubio
Brain Stimulation, vol. 15, no. 4, pp. 1011-1012, 2022

Immediate biomechanical effects of providing adaptive assistance with an ankle exoskeleton in individuals after stroke
J. de Miguel-Fernández, C. Pescatore, A. Mesa-Garrido, C. Rikhof, E. Prinsen, J.M. Font-Llagunes, J. Lobo-Prat
IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, vol. 7, no. 3, pp. 7574-7580, 2022

The effect of prosthetic alignment on the stump temperature and ground reaction forces during gait in transfemoral amputees
A.M. Cárdenas, J. Uribe, J.M. Font-Llagunes, A.M. Hernández, J.A. Plata
Gait & Posture, vol. 95, pp. 76-83, 2022

Evaluation of optimal control approaches for predicting active knee-ankle-foot-orthosis motion for individuals with spinal cord injury
M. Febrer-Nafría, B.J. Fregly, J.M. Font-Llagunes
Frontiers in Neurorobotics, vol. 15, 748148 (14 pages), 2022

Adaptation strategies for personalized gait neuroprosthetics
A.D. Koelewijn, M. Audu, A.J. del-Ama, A. Colucci, J.M. Font-Llagunes, A. Gogeascoechea, S.K. Hnat, N. Makowski, J.C. Moreno, M. Nandor, R. Quinn, M. Reichenbach, R. Reyes, M. Sartori, S. Soekadar, R.J. Triolo, M. Vermehren, C. Wenger, U.S. Yavuz, D. Fey, P. Beckerle
Frontiers in Neurorobotics, vol. 15, 750519 (8 pages), 2021

Gait event detection using kinematic data in children with bilateral spastic cerebral palsy
C. Gómez-Pérez, J.C. Martori, A. Puig Diví, J. Medina Casanovas, J. Vidal Samsó, J.M. Font-Llagunes
Clinical Biomechanics, vol. 90, 105492 (6 pages), 2021

Lower-limb exosuits for rehabilitation or assistance of human movement: A systematic review
M.A. Koch, J.M. Font-Llagunes
Applied Sciences, vol. 11, no. 18, 8743 (18 pages), 2021

Systematic review on wearable lower-limb exoskeletons for gait training in neuromuscular impairments
A. Rodríguez-Fernández, J. Lobo-Prat, J.M. Font-Llagunes
Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation, vol. 18, 22 (21 pages), 2021

Prediction of three-dimensional crutch walking patterns using a torque-driven model
M. Febrer-Nafría, R. Pallarès-López, B.J. Fregly, J.M. Font-Llagunes
Multibody System Dynamics, vol. 51, no. 1, pp. 1-19, 2021

Evaluation of an exercise-enabling control interface for powered wheelchair users: A feasibility study with Duchenne muscular dystrophy
J. Lobo-Prat, A. Enkaoua, A. Rodríguez-Fernández, N. Sharifrazi, J. Medina-Cantillo, J.M. Font-Llagunes, C. Torras, D.J. Reinkensmeyer
Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation, vol. 17, 142 (12 pages), 2020

Comparison of different optimal control formulations for generating dynamically consistent crutch walking simulations using a torque-driven model
M. Febrer-Nafría, R. Pallarès-López, B.J. Fregly, J.M. Font-Llagunes
Mechanism and Machine Theory, vol. 154, 104031 (13 pages), 2020

Design, control, and pilot study of a lightweight and modular robotic exoskeleton for walking assistance after spinal cord injury
J.M. Font-Llagunes, U. Lugrís, D. Clos, F.J. Alonso, J. Cuadrado
Journal of Mechanisms and Robotics, vol. 12, no. 3, 031008 (8 pages), 2020

Assessment of residual reduction procedures for high-speed tasks
R. Pallarès-López, F.C. Alvim, M. Febrer-Nafría, L.L. Menegaldo, J.M. Font-Llagunes
Gait & Posture, vol. 73, pp. 116-119, 2019

Development and evaluation of MOVit: An exercise-enabling interface for driving a powered wheelchair
J. Lobo-Prat, Y. Dong, G. Moreso, C. Lew, N. Sharifrazi, S. Radom-Aizik, D.J. Reinkensmeyer
IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering, vol. 27, no. 9, pp. 1770-1779, 2019

Analysis of friction coupling and the Painlevé paradox in multibody systems
A. Peiret, J. Kövecses, J.M. Font-Llagunes
Multibody System Dynamics, vol. 45, no. 3, pp. 361-378, 2019

Analysis of the influence of coordinate and dynamic formulations on solving biomechanical optimal control problems
G. Serrancolí, R. Pàmies-Vilà
Mechanism and Machine Theory, vol. 142, 103578, 2019

Impact of friction and gait parameters on the optimization of series elastic actuators for gait assistance
F. Stuhlenmiller, D. Clos, S. Rinderknecht, P. Beckerle, J.M. Font-Llagunes
Mechanism and Machine Theory, vol. 133, pp. 737-749, 2019

Gait parameters in children with bilateral spastic cerebral palsy: A systematic review of randomized controlled trials
C. Gómez-Pérez, J.M. Font-Llagunes, J.C. Martori, J. Vidal Samsó
Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology, vol. 61, no. 7, pp. 770-782, 2019

Muscular tension significantly affects stability in standing posture
S. Tassani, J.M. Font-Llagunes, M.Á. González Ballester, J. Noailly
Gait & Posture, vol. 68, pp. 220-226, 2019

Skeletal-level control-based forward dynamic analysis of acquired healthy and assisted gait motion
F. Mouzo, U. Lugrís, R. Pàmies-Vilà, J. Cuadrado
Multibody System Dynamics, vol. 44, no. 1, pp. 1-29, 2018

Use of performance indicators in the analysis of running gait impacts
R. Pàmies-Vilà, F. González, J. Kövecses, J.M. Font-Llagunes
Multibody System Dynamics, vol. 43, no. 2, pp. 131-151, 2018

Influence of the controller design on the accuracy of a forward dynamic simulation of human gait
R. Pàmies-Vilà, O. Pätkau, A. Dòria-Cerezo, J.M. Font-Llagunes
Mechanism and Machine Theory, vol. 107, pp. 123-138, 2017

A comparative study of elastic motions in trajectory tracking of flexible RPR planar manipulators moving with high speed
A.E. Firoozabadi, S. Ebrahimi, J.M. Font-Llagunes
Robotica, vol. 35, no. 7, pp. 1523-1540, 2017

Preface: Thematic Issue on Multibody Dynamics 2015
J.M. Font-Llagunes, J.J. Muñoz, J.A.C. Ambrósio (Guest Eds.)
Multibody System Dynamics, vol. 39, no. 1, pp. 1-2, 2017

Estimation of muscular forces from SSA smoothed sEMG signals calibrated by inverse dynamics-based physiological static optimization
F. Romero, F.J. Alonso, C. Gragera, U. Lugrís, J.M. Font-Llagunes
Journal of the Brazilian Society of Mechanical Sciences and Engineering, vol. 38, no. 8, pp. 2213-2223, 2016

Neuromusculoskeletal model calibration significantly affects predicted knee contact forces for walking
G. Serrancolí, A.L. Kinney, B.J. Fregly, J.M. Font-Llagunes
Journal of Biomechanical Engineering, vol. 138, no. 8, 081001 (11 pages), 2016

Preface: Special Issue Multibody Dynamics 2015
J.M. Font-Llagunes, P. Eberhard, J. Fraczek (Guest Eds.)
Archive of Mechanical Engineering, vol. 63, no. 2, pp. 191-192, 2016

Load assessment and analysis of impacts in multibody systems
F. González, J. Kövecses, J.M. Font-Llagunes
Multibody System Dynamics, vol. 38, no. 1, pp. 1-19, 2016

Dynamical analysis and design of active orthoses for spinal cord injured subjects by aesthetic and energetic optimization
D. García-Vallejo, J.M. Font-Llagunes, W. Schiehlen
Nonlinear Dynamics, vol. 84, no. 2, pp. 559-581, 2016

Analysis of muscle synergies and activation–deactivation patterns in subjects with anterior cruciate ligament deficiency during walking
G. Serrancolí, J.C. Monllau, J.M. Font-Llagunes
Clinical Biomechanics, vol. 31, pp. 65-73, 2016

Dynamical models of a wire scanner
A. Barjau, J. Herranz, B. Dehning
Journal of Vibration and Acoustics, vol. 138, no. 5, 051012 (17 pages), 2016

Vibration measurements of a wire scanner – Experimental setup and models
J. Herranz, A. Barjau, B. Dehning
Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing, vol. 70-71, pp. 974-994, 2016

Effects of foot modelling on the human ankle kinematics and dynamics
F. Gholami, R. Pàmies-Vilà, J. Kövecses, J.M. Font-Llagunes
Mechanism and Machine Theory, vol. 93, pp. 175-184, 2015

Dynamic considerations of heel-strike impact in human gait
J. Ros, J.M. Font-Llagunes, A. Plaza, J. Kövecses
Multibody System Dynamics, vol. 35, no. 3, pp. 215-232, 2015

Combining vibrational linear-by-part dynamics and kinetic-based decoupling of the dynamics for multiple elastoplastic smooth impacts
A. Barjau, J.A. Batlle, J.M. Font-Llagunes
Multibody System Dynamics, vol. 35, no. 3, pp. 233-256, 2015

A weighted cost function to deal with the muscle force sharing problem in injured subjects: A single case study
G. Serrancolí, J.M. Font-Llagunes, A. Barjau
Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part K: Journal of Multi-body Dynamics, vol. 228, no. 3, pp. 241-251, 2014

Parameter identification method for a three-dimensional foot-ground contact model
R. Pàmies-Vilà, J.M. Font-Llagunes, U. Lugrís, J. Cuadrado
Mechanism and Machine Theory, vol. 75, pp. 107-116, 2014

Combining vibrational linear-by-part dynamics and kinetic-based decoupling of the dynamics for multiple smooth impacts with redundancy
A. Barjau, J.A. Batlle, J.M. Font-Llagunes
Multibody System Dynamics, vol. 31, no. 4, pp. 497-517, 2014

New biomechanical model for clinical evaluation of the upper extremity motion in subjects with neurological disorders: An application case
J. Lobo-Prat, J.M. Font-Llagunes, C. Gómez-Pérez, J. Medina-Casanovas, R.M. Angulo-Barroso
Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering, vol. 17, no. 10, pp. 1144-1156, 2014

Solution methods for the double-support indeterminacy in human gait
U. Lugrís, J. Carlín, R. Pàmies-Vilà, J.M. Font-Llagunes, J. Cuadrado
Multibody System Dynamics, vol. 30, no. 3, pp. 247-263, 2013

Dynamic analysis of impact in swing-through crutch gait using impulsive and continuous contact models
J.M. Font-Llagunes, A. Barjau, R. Pàmies-Vilà, J. Kövecses
Multibody System Dynamics, vol. 28, no. 3, pp. 257-282, 2012

Analysis of different uncertainties in the inverse dynamic analysis of human gait
R. Pàmies-Vilà, J.M. Font-Llagunes, J. Cuadrado, F.J. Alonso
Mechanism and Machine Theory, vol. 58, pp. 153-164, 2012

A simple approach to estimate muscle forces and orthosis actuation in powered assisted walking of spinal cord-injured subjects
F.J. Alonso, F. Romero, R. Pàmies-Vilà, U. Lugrís, J.M. Font-Llagunes
Multibody System Dynamics, vol. 28, no. 1, pp. 109-124, 2012

Robots humanoides i tecnologia per assistir la marxa humana
J.M. Font-Llagunes
Revista de Tecnologia, vol. 4, pp. 29-38, 2011

Simulation and design of an active orthosis for an incomplete spinal cord injured subject
J.M. Font-Llagunes, R. Pàmies-Vilà, F.J. Alonso, U. Lugrís
Procedia IUTAM, vol. 2, pp. 68-81, 2011

A force-based approach for joint efforts estimation during the double support phase of gait
J. Cuadrado, R. Pàmies-Vilà, U. Lugrís, F.J. Alonso
Procedia IUTAM, vol. 2, pp. 26-34, 2011

Dynamics and energetics of impacts in crutch walking
C. Carpentier, J.M. Font-Llagunes, J. Kövecses
Journal of Applied Biomechanics, vol. 26, no. 4, pp. 473-483, 2010

Calibration for mobile robots with invariant jacobian
J.A. Batlle, J.M. Font-Llagunes, A. Barjau
Robotics and Autonomous Systems, vol. 58, no. 1, pp. 10-15, 2010

Dynamics and energetics of a class of bipedal walking systems
J.M. Font-Llagunes, J. Kövecses
Mechanism and Machine Theory, vol. 44, no. 11, pp. 1999-2019, 2009

Efficient dynamic walking: Design strategies to reduce energetic losses of a compass walker at heel strike
J.M. Font-Llagunes, J. Kövecses
Mechanics Based Design of Structures and Machines, vol. 37, no. 3, pp. 259-282, 2009

An eigenvalue problem for the analysis of variable topology mechanical systems
J. Kövecses, J.M. Font-Llagunes
Journal of Computational and Nonlinear Dynamics, vol. 4, no. 3, 031006 (9 pages), 2009

Consistent triangulation for mobile robot localization using discontinuous angular measurements
J.M. Font-Llagunes, J.A. Batlle
Robotics and Autonomous Systems, vol. 57, no. 9, pp. 931-942, 2009

Holonomy in mobile robots
J.A. Batlle, A. Barjau
Robotics and Autonomous Systems, vol. 57, no. 4, pp. 433-440, 2009

New method that solves the three-point resection problem using straight lines intersection
J.M. Font-Llagunes, J.A. Batlle
Journal of Surveying Engineering, vol. 135, no. 2, pp. 39-45, 2009

Posicionamiento dinámico y guiado de un robot móvil con cinemática de triciclo
J.M. Font-Llagunes, J.A. Batlle
Revista Iberoamericana de Ingeniería Mecánica, vol. 10, no. 1, pp. 3-13, 2006

Posicionamiento de robots móviles mediante un filtro de Kalman angular y triangulación
J.M. Font-Llagunes, J.A. Batlle
Revista Internacional Información Tecnológica, vol. 17, no. 5, pp. 9-14, 2006