Next Step


The NEXT STEP Team

Jett Koele

Team Lead

Customer Communicator

Coordinates tasks, work progresses, and meetings while also handling customer interactions

jk2429@nau.edu

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Naima Ontiveros

Lead Architect

Release Manager

Coordinates project versioning and branching along with ensuring consistency within the project architect

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Benjamin Huntoon

Backend Lead

Project Recorder

Plans and coordinates key details of the project's backend while also responsible for recording meetings

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Kendall Callison

Frontend Lead

Primary Bouncer

Responsible for frontend project design while maintaining flexibility with programming assistance

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The goal of our research is to improve mobility and function in individuals with neuromuscular and musculoskeletal disabilities through innovation in wearable robotics and control. We conduct laboratory experiments and develop musculoskeletal models and simulations to study the underlying mechanisms causing movement and orthopedic disorders. We then use the insight gained from these analyses to aid the design of robotic assistive devices and treatment strategies, which are subsequently evaluated and refined using experimental and computational methods. Our recent work has focused on designing lightweight and efficient hip and ankle exoskeletons to assist the elderly and individuals with cerebral palsy, stroke, spinal cord injury.

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