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Andy Ruina

107

Works

15,471

Citations

43

h-index

65

i10-index

Research Topics

Robotic Locomotion and Control Prosthetics and Rehabilitation Robotics Control and Dynamics of Mobile Robots

Affiliations

John Brown University1978–1978

University of Wisconsin–Stout2013–2013

Princeton University2008–2008

Cornell University1983–2022

University of Michigan–Ann Arbor2005–2005

Top Works

Slip instability and state variable friction laws

19833,237 citations

Biomimetic flight and propulsion mechanisms

Dynamics and Control of Mechanical Systems

Efficient Bipedal Robots Based on Passive-Dynamic Walkers

Steven H. Collins,Andy Ruina,et al.

20051,860 citations

Stability of Steady Frictional Slipping

J. R. Rice,Andy Ruina

19831,091 citations

The Simplest Walking Model: Stability, Complexity, and Scaling

Mariano Matilla García,Anindya Chatterjee,et al.

19981,091 citations

A Three-Dimensional Passive-Dynamic Walking Robot with Two Legs and Knees

Steven H. Collins,Martijn Wisse,et al.

2001780 citations

Energetic Consequences of Walking Like an Inverted Pendulum: Step-to-Step Transitions

Arthur D. Kuo,J. Maxwell Donelan,et al.

2005747 citations

Computer optimization of a minimal biped model discovers walking and running

Manoj Srinivasan,Andy Ruina

2005593 citations

Slip motion and stability of a single degree of freedom elastic system with rate and state dependent friction

Jinxing Gu,J. R. Rice,et al.

1984566 citations

A collisional model of the energetic cost of support work qualitatively explains leg sequencing in walking and galloping, pseudo-elastic leg behavior in running and the walk-to-run transition

Andy Ruina,John E. A. Bertram,et al.

2005445 citations