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Xudong
Zhang, Ph.D. |
Ph.D. (97), M.S.I.E. (94), University of Michigan,
B.S.M.E. (90), Tsinghua University,
Biomechanical Modeling
Human Motion Analysis, Modeling, and Simulation
Computer-Aided Ergonomics and Human-Centric Design
Computer-Aided Surgery and Rehabilitation
Human Performance Data Visualization and Characterization
Motor Control Theory
Robotics
IE340 Human Factors in Human-Machine Systems (Fall)
IE440 Occupational Biomechanics (Spring)
Human Factors and Ergonomics Society
American Society of Biomechanics
Institute of Industrial Engineers
Society of Automotive Engineers
American Society of Engineering Education
"Task effects on three-dimensional dynamic postures during seated reaching movements: An investigative scheme and illustration" (with D.B. Chaffin), Human Factors, 39, pp. 659-671, 1997.
"Perception and visualization of human posture information for computer-aided ergonomics analysis" (with Y. Liu and D.B. Chaffin), Ergonomics, 40, pp. 818-833, 1997.
"The Development of dynamic simulation models of seated reaching motions while driving" (with D.B. Chaffin and D.D. Thompson), SAE Transaction, 106, pp. 1035-1039, 1997.
"Optimization-based differential inverse kinematic modeling exhibits a velocity-control strategy for dynamic posture determination in seated reaching movements" (with A.D. Kuo and D.B. Chaffin), Journal of Biomechanics, 31, pp. 1035-1042, 1998. [Preprint in PDF]
"Rectifying postures reconstructed from joint angles to meet constraints" (with J.J. Faraway and D.B. Chaffin), Journal of Biomechanics, 32, pp. 733-736, 1999.
"The effects of speed variation on joint kinematics during multisegment reaching movements" (with D.B. Chaffin), Human Movement Science, 18, pp. 741-757, 1999. [Preprint in PDF]
"A three-dimensional dynamic posture prediction model for simulating in-vehicle seated reaching movements: Development and validation" (with D.B. Chaffin), Ergonomics, 43, pp.1314-1330, 2000. [Preprint in PDF]
"Back lift versus leg lift: An index and visualization of dynamic lifting strategies" (with M.A. Nussbaum and D.B. Chaffin), Journal of Biomechanics, 33, pp. 777-782, 2000. [Preprint in PDF]
"Stature, age, and gender effects on reach motion postures" (with D.B. Chaffin, J.J. Faraway, and C.B. Woolley), Human Factors, 42, pp. 408-420, 2000.
"Heuristics for locating upper extremity joint centers from a reduced set of surface markers" (with M.A. Nussbaum), Human Movement Science, 19, pp. 797-816, 2000. [ePaper in PDF]
"Biomechanical realism versus algorithmic efficiency: a trade-off in human motion simulation and modeling," SAE Transaction, 110(6), pp. 2184-2191, 2001. [Preprint in PDF]
"Are back and leg muscle strengths determinants of lifting motion strategy? Insight from studying the effects of simulated leg muscle weakness" (with T.A. Buhr), International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics, 29, pp. 161-169, 2002 (invited). [ePaper in PDF]
"Deformation of angle profiles in forward kinematics for nullifying end-point offset while preserving movement properties," ASME Journal of Biomechanical Engineering, 124, pp. 490-496, 2002. [ePaper in PDF]
"Model-guided derivation of lumbar vertebral kinematics in vivo reveals the difference between external marker-defined and internal segmental rotations" (with J. Xiong), Journal of Biomechanics, 36, pp. 9-17, 2003. [ePaper in PDF]
"The effects of load and speed on lumbar vertebral kinematics during lifting motions" (with J. Xiong and A.M. Bishop), Human Factors, 45, pp. 296-306, 2003. [Preprint in PDF]
"Determining finger segmental centers of rotation in flexion-extension based on surface marker measurement" (with S.W. Lee and P.N. Braido), Journal of Biomechanics, 36, pp. 1097-1102, 2003. [Preprint in PDF]
"Towards an integrated high-fidelity linkage representation of the human skeletal system based on surface measurement" (with S.W. Lee and P.N. Braido), International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics: Special Issue on Anthropometrics and Disability, 33, pp. 215-227, 2004 (invited).
"Quantitative analysis of finger motion coordination in hand manipulative and gestic acts" (with P.N. Braido), Human Movement Science, 22, pp. 661-678, 2004. [ePaper in PDF]
"Development and evaluation of an optimization-based model for power-grip posture prediction" (with S.-W. Lee), Journal of Biomechanics, 38, pp. 1591-1597, 2005. [ePaper in PDF]
"A normative database of thumb circumduction in vivo: center of rotation and range of motion" (with P.N. Braido, S.-W. Lee, R. Hefner, and M. Redden), Human Factors, 47, pp. 550-561, 2005. [ePaper in PDF] Note: This paper is not subject to US copyright protection. Making more than one copy of this paper is prohibited except by written permission by HFES.
"Digital human modeling for computer-aided ergonomics" (with D.B. Chaffin), in Handbook of Occupational Ergonomics, CRC Press, 2005. [Preprint in PDF]
CDC/NIOSH (Career Development Award)
See advertisement (note: In order to be considered for the assistantship, a student must be admitted first by the Mechanical & Industrial Engineering Department which has a high graduate admission standard).
Last Updated: June 2005.