My research interests include the modeling, optimization, and control of functional electrical stimulation (FES), hybrid exoskeletons that combine FES and a powered exoskeleton. One of the ongoing projects is on assisting people with spinal cord injury to stand-up and walk. Sharma research group also uses ultrasound imaging-derived sensing signals to address human-robot interaction problems in rehabilitation. Our research is multidisciplinary and therefore we collaborate with clinicians in physical medicine and rehabilitation, physical and occupational therapists, and faculty specializing in ultrasound imaging.
Keywords: Rehabilitation Engineering, Exoskeletons, Functional Electrical Stimulation, Ultrasound Imaging-based Closed-loop Control, Spinal Cord Injury, Nonlinear and Adaptive Control Theory
