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Biography
Additional Title(s)
- Lecturer
Paul Pridham is a Lecturer and Research Area Specialist Senior in the Center for Ergonomics and Industrial and Operations Engineering Department at the University of Michigan. Paul completed a Ph.D. from Columbia University, focused on rehabilitation robotics and how design impacts the performance of these systems. Paul went on to do postdocs at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, studying human exoskeleton fluency; and at Northern Arizona University, studying ankle exoskeletons with applications to clinical populations.
Education
- PhD, Columbia University, Mechanical Engineering
- BS, Johns Hopkins University, Mechanical Engineering
Research Interests
I am interested in understanding how design (mechanical, electrical, controller, interface) impacts the effectiveness of technology as it interacts with people. Particularly, I have explored this area with exoskeletons, both for rehabilitation and performance enhancement. Some example projects:
- Lower limb exoskeleton for stroke rehabilitation
- Torso exoskeleton for understanding scoliosis
- Human fluency with performance enhancing ankle exoskeleton
- Lower limb exoskeleton for people with cerebral palsy
Professional Society Memberships
- Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
- ASME
Awards
Sample Publications
Complete list at Google Scholar
- M. I. Wu, P. Stegall, H. C. Siu, and L. Stirling, “Impact of haptic cues and an active ankle exoskeleton on gait characteristics,” Human Factors, vol. 66, no. 3, pp. 904-915, 2024.
- G. Nguyen, A. Stankovic, R. Bellisle, J. Todd, R. Browder, P. Pridham, and K. Arquilla, “Examining relationships between behavior, social environment, and trait factors on mood and anxiety state during social isolation and pseudo-confinement,” Acta Astronautica, 2023.
- P. Pridham, and L. Stirling, L. “Ankle exoskeleton torque controllers based on soleus muscle models.” Plos one, vol. 18 no. 2, 2023.
- S. Gonzalez, P. Stegall, S.M. Cain, H.C. Siu, L. Stirling “Assessment of a powered ankle exoskeleton on human stability and balance.” Applied Ergonomics, 2022.
- S. Gonzalez, P. Stegall, H. Edwards, L. Stirling, and H.C. Siu. “Ablation Analysis to Select Wearable Sensors for Classifying Standing, Walking, and Running,” Sensors, vol. 21, no. 1 pp. 194, 2021.
- J.H. Park, P. Stegall, D.P. Roye, and S.K. Agrawal, ” Robotic Spine Exoskeleton (RoSE): Characterizing the Three-dimensional Stiffness of the Human Torso in the Treatment of Spine Deformity,” Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering, IEEE Transactions on, 2018.
- P. Stegall, D. Zanotto, and S.K. Agrawal. “Variable Damping Force Tunnel for Gait Training Using ALEX III,” Robotics and Automation Letters, IEEE, vol. 2, no. 3, pp. 1495-1501, 2017.
- J.H. Park, P. Stegall, H. Zhang, and S.K. Agrawal, “Walking with a backpack using load distribution and dynamic load compensation reduces metabolic cost and adaptations to loads,” Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering, IEEE Transactions on, vol. 25, no. 9, pp. 1419-1430, 2016.
- J.H Park, P. Stegall, and S.K. Agrawal, “Reducing dynamic loads from a backpack during load carriage using an upper body assistive device,” Mechanisms and Robotics, ASME Journal of, vol. 8, no. 5, 2016.
- D. Zanotto, Y. Akiyama, P. Stegall, and S. K. Agrawal, “Knee joint misalignment in exoskeletons for the lower extremities: Effects on user’s gait,” Robotics, IEEE Transactions on, vol. 31, no. 4, pp. 978–987, 2015.