P1 – Balance control in challenging conditions
P2 – Soft actuators & structures
P3 – Shell skeletons
I am interested in those mechanisms that effect or are affected in a special way by interaction with their environment, called Interactive Mechanisms. Static balancing, dynamic balancing, compliant mechanisms, parallel kinematics, self-adaptability, distributed actuation and sensing.
Design, development and production of orthoses and prostheses; Innovation scan from product - user - social and economic context; Set up and optimize production lines; MDD / MDR CE marking of Medical Devices; Risk management during design; Validation and verification testing
Dedicated engineer, entrepreneur and coach. Extensive experience in founding (healthcare) businesses. CEO of Laevo, which develops exoskeletons to prevent and alleviate work-related MSDs. Skills: entrepreneurship, medical devices, new business development, industrial and mechanical design.
Initiator and driving force behind by-wire.net. Together with a widely developed network she is dedicated to designing and prototyping innovative textile products and garments
P4 – Efficient lightweight actuation
Development and commercialization of lightweight and efficient speed reducer systems, particularly in the drive technology which I invented, the Archimedes Drive. Electromechanical product design and engineering, actuator design, medical implant design, and regulatory compliance.
P5 – Embedded sensing in 3D printed Exo-Aid structures
P6 – Exo-Aid for spinal cord injured subjects
Balance, gait and motor recovery in neurorehabilitation. Full professor, chair of the Department of Rehabilitation at the Radboudumc and PI at the Donders Institute for Brain Cognition and Behaviour (www.ru.nl/donders).
P7 – Exo-Aid to preserve function in people with muscular dystrophy
Design, development and production of orthoses and prostheses; Innovation scan from product - user - social and economic context; Set up and optimize production lines; MDD / MDR CE marking of Medical Devices; Risk management during design; Validation and verification testing