Ryan T. Schroeder
Postdoctoral Scholar
PhD - Biomedical Engineering
MS – Mechanical Engineering, Specialty in Dynamics and Controls
BS – Mechanical Engineering
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Research and teaching
Movement science & musculoskeletal health
- Locomotion Energetics
- Neuromechanics
- Human-machine Interfaces
Research interests
Schroeder’s doctoral work investigated human responses to oscillatory machine environments while performing locomotion. He uses dynamic optimization models that predict energetically efficient movement patterns to compare or contrast with empirical data on humans learning novel tasks. The ultimate goal of this work is to understand fundamental motivations for preferred movement patterns in humans that can inform design of mechanical aides such as prosthetic limbs and exoskeletons.
Supervisor: Dr. Art Kuo, PhD
Publications
Vial, S, Croft, JL, Schroeder, RT, Blazevich, AJ, Wilkie, JC. Does the presence of an opponent affect object projection accuracy in elite athletes? A study of the landing location of the short serve in elite badminton players. International Journal of Sports Science & Coaching (2020) DOI: 10.1177/1747954120915670
Schroeder, RT, Bertram, JEA, Nguyen, VS, Hac, VV, Croft, JL. Load carrying with flexible bamboo poles: Optimization of a coupled oscillator system. Journal of Experimental Biology (2019) DOI: 10.1242/jeb.203760
Croft, JL, Schroeder, RT, Bertram, JEA. The landscape of movement control in locomotion: Cost, strategy, and solution. Frontiers in Psychology (2019) DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2019.00716
Croft, JL, Schroeder, RT, Bertram, JEA. Determinants of optimal leg use strategy: Horizontal to vertical transition in the parkour wall climb. Journal of Experimental Biology (2018) DOI: 10.1242/jeb.190983
Schroeder, RT, Bertram, JEA. Minimally actuated walking: Identifying core challenges to economical legged locomotion reveals novel solutions. Frontiers in Robotics and AI (2018) DOI: 10.3389/frobt.2018.00058
Schroeder, RT, Bertram, JEA. Properties of traditional bamboo carrying poles have implications for user interactions. PLoS ONE (2018) DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0196208
Polet DT, Schroeder, RT, Bertram, JEA. Reducing gravity takes the bounce out of running. Journal of Experimental Biology (2017) DOI: 10.1242/jeb.162024
Croft, JL, Schroeder, RT, Bertram, JEA. The goal of locomotion: Separating the fundamental task from the mechanisms that accomplish it. Psychonomic Bulletin and Review (2017) DOI:10.3758/s13423-016-1222-3