BRIAN GLAISTER, Ph.D. Candidate 

Education

Villanova University, B.S. Mechanical Engineering, 2003
Arizona State University, M.S. Bioengineering, 2005
University of Washington, Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering, Expected 2009

Research Interests

Brian’s research interests involve the design of rehabilitative technologies for people with disabilities. Specifically, for his dissertation he is designing a novel prosthesis for lower limb amputees that provides torsional control in an effort to limit harmful shear forces on the residual limb. He has also been involved with studies investigating the biomechanical strategies governing turning gait and the vibration transmissibility properties of prosthetic pylons and liners.

Publications

Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles:

B.C. Glaister, M.S. Orendurff, J.A. Schoen, G.A. Bernatz, G.K. Klute, “Ground reaction forces during a transient turning maneuver”, (accepted at J Biomech).

B.C. Glaister, J.A. Schoen, M.S. Orendurff, G.K. Klute, “A mechanical model of the human ankle in the transverse plane during straight walking: Implications for prosthetic design. (accepted at J Biomech Eng).

B.C. Glaister, J.A. Schoen, M.S. Orendurff, G.K. Klute, “Mechanical behavior of the human ankle in the transverse plane during transient turning maneuvers”, IEEE TNSRE, 2007, 15:552-559.

B.C. Glaister, M.S. Orendurff, J.A. Schoen, G.K. Klute, “Rotating horizontal ground reaction force vectors to local coordinate systems” J Biomech, 2007, 40: 3527-3532.

B.C. Glaister, G.C. Bernatz, G.K. Klute, M.S. Orendurff, “Video task analysis of turning during activities of daily living”, Gait and Posture, 2007, 25: 289-294.

Book Chapters:

J. He, B.C. Glaister, et al. Arizona State University. In: 2005 Engineering Senior Design Projects to Aid Persons with Disabilities, (J.D. Enderle and B. Hallowell, eds.), Creative Learning Press, Inc., Mansfield Center, CT, 2006.

J. He, B.C. Glaister, et al. Arizona State University. In: 2004 Engineering Senior Design Projects to Aid Persons with Disabilities, (J.D. Enderle and B. Hallowell, eds.), Creative Learning Press, Inc., Mansfield Center, CT, 2005.

Peer-Reviewed Conference Papers:

B.C. Glaister, J.A. Schoen, M.S. Orendurff, G.K. Klute, “Parameter estimation of the human ankle in the transverse plane during turn initiation” presented at ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, (Seattle, WA), November 2007.

B.C. Glaister, M.S. Orendurff, J.A. Schoen, G.K. Klute, “Parameter estimation of the human ankle in the transverse plane during straight walking” presented at SAE Digital Human Modeling for Design and Engineering, (Seattle, WA), June 2007.

B.C. Glaister, G.C. Bernatz, M.S. Orendurff, G.K. Klute “Turning during activities of daily living” presented at 33rd Annual American Academy of Orthotists and Prosthetists Meeting, (San Francisco, CA), March 2007.

Peer-Reviewed Conference Abstracts:

B.C. Glaister, M.S. Orendurff, G.K. Klute, “On the design of a torque-controllable prosthetic pylon: Choosing series elastic element properties”, presented at The 12th World Congress of the International Society for Prosthetics and Orthotics, (Vancouver, Canada) July 2007.

M.S. Orendurff, J.A. Schoen, B.C. Glaister, G.C. Bernatz, E.A. Huff, A.D. Segal, G.K. Klute, “Joint rotation torques during a common turning task”, presented at JEGM06, (Amsterdam, Netherlands), September 2006. Also appears in (2006) Gait and Posture V. 24, Supp. 2.

M.S. Orendurff, G.C. Bernatz, B.C. Glaister, G.K. Klute, “Turning frequency during four common activities of daily living”, presented at JEGM06, (Amsterdam, Netherlands), September 2006.

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