Project Grant R44AG071250

The National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR) awarded a $160,000 Project Grant to Domestic Awardees (Undisclosed), a for-profit organization, for the project "PERSONALIZED BIOFEEDBACK AND PROSTHETIC INTERVENTION FOR LOCOMOTOR REHABILITATION OF PERSONS WITH LOWER LIMB AMPUTATION". The grant, which began on Sep 1, 2023 and is set to be completed by Aug 31, 2024, aims to support research and development focused on improving locomotor...

This $720,000 project grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Information and Intelligent Systems (CFDA 47.070 - Computer and Information Science and Engineering) will develop a novel robotic ankle-foot orthosis (exoskeleton) system to assist older adults' mobility and gait ability in real-world ambulation. The project at North Carolina State University aims to design and fabricate a compact, lightweight robotic ankle-foot orthosis to provide powered assistance and enhance ankle...

The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a Project Grant of $273,915 to Brave Virtual Worlds Inc., a for-profit small disadvantaged business, under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program. The grant aims to develop a biofeedback system that combines wearable sensors, real-time data capture, and immersive virtual reality visualization to enhance the understanding of joint angles and movement patterns. The project involves designing and refining the...

This Project Grant award from the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR) program (CFDA 93.433) provides $199,750 to The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, in partnership with Results Group LLC, to evaluate the effectiveness of novel exoskeleton footwear with an integrated spring footplate (Flyband Exoshoe) for patients with transmetatarsal amputation. The 3-year research project aims to: 1) engineer and bench-test the exoskeleton...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) provides $207,611 to the University of Delaware to investigate the potential benefits of customized and biomimetic (nature-inspired) stiffness profiles in passive ankle-foot orthoses (AFOs) for improving walking function in healthy individuals and those post-stroke. The research aims to develop an AFO emulator model that can effectively mimic both dual-stiffness and single-stiffness passive...

The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a 5-year, $465,009 CAREER grant to the University of Florida (UF) Division of Sponsored Research to develop a novel neuromechanical simulation framework for improving gait rehabilitation design and prescription. The project aims to model how patients adapt to error-augmentation based gait training interventions that challenge and retrain walking balance control. The research activities include capturing muscle activity and kinematics data from...

This federal Project Grant award, valued at $173,700.00, was provided by the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB) under the Discovery and Applied Research for Technological Innovations to Improve Human Health program (CFDA 93.286). The goal of this 2-year project is to develop specifications for wearable haptic sensory prosthetic devices that can restore touch sensation, including vibration, skin deformation, proprioception, temperature, and pain, for individuals...

This National Science Foundation project grant of $275,956 awarded on September 1, 2022 will fund research to develop novel gait rehabilitation approaches for individuals with walking difficulties. Funded under the Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083), this five-year Career Development award supports the principal investigator at the University of Maine in establishing effective gait training methods that employ arm swing to enhance whole-body coordination during walking. Two...

The National Institute on Aging (NIA), under the Aging Research Federal Grant Program (CFDA 93.866), awarded Weinberg Medical Physics, Inc. a $100,000 Project Grant (R41AG085838) to conduct a comprehensive clinical study on using transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) guided by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and electroencephalography (EEG) to treat balance deficits in elderly patients with a history of falls. The project aims to build on early human study data showing that this TMS-based...

The National Science Foundation, through its Computer and Information Science and Engineering program (CFDA 47.070), awarded a $239,810 Project Grant to the University of Alabama to develop a novel robotic ankle-foot orthosis (exoskeleton) system to improve mobility and gait ability for older adults. The project aims to create a compact, lightweight device that can assist with ankle movement and push-off, enabling more natural and efficient walking for elderly individuals experiencing...