Prof. Dr. William R. Taylor

Area of Research

Description of Research Interest

The Laboratory for Movement Biomechanics (LMB) focuses on the study of whole-body and joint kinetics and kinematics during both activities of daily living and sport. By examining the quality of movement, we aim to extract key information on critical aspects of an individual’s functional status, including muscle activation and fatigue, and thereby lay the foundations for understanding and monitoring the changes that occur within the musculoskeletal system, including the adaptation that results from training. The targeted application of key experimental and computational techniques, such as pressure and force sensors, motion capture, EMG, accelerometers (www.ZurichMOVE.com), and sophisticated musculoskeletal modelling techniques, thereby enables encompassing approaches to support a host of scientific approaches for supporting the translation of ideas and concepts into industry and clinical settings.

Special Expertise

Moving Fluoroscopy
Human movement analysis
Kinematics and kinetics of the human body

Member of Collaborative/interdisciplinary Research Consortia

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