Simone S. Fricke
Papers
7
Total Citations
103
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About
Simone S. Fricke is a leading researcher in robot-assisted gait rehabilitation, specializing in the development of intelligent control systems that personalize therapy for individuals with neurological disorders. Her work centers on automating the tuning of robotic assistance to replace subjective, time-consuming manual adjustments by therapists. Fricke’s most cited paper (44 citations) demonstrates that automatic tuning can match or outperform manual tuning in robot-assisted gait training, a breakthrough that could standardize and improve rehabilitation outcomes. She has also pioneered performance-based adaptive assistance controllers that selectively target impaired subtasks of walking—such as specific joints or gait phases—enabling tailored interventions for stroke survivors and spinal cord injury patients. Her research on identifying hip and knee joint impedance during walking (25 citations) provides foundational knowledge for designing more responsive robotic trainers, prostheses, and exoskeletons. With a total of over 100 citations across her key works, Fricke’s contributions are shaping the future of personalized, data-driven neurorehabilitation, offering hope for more effective and efficient recovery of walking function.
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- 6Towards personalized robot-assisted gait training3 citations · 2020
- 7Automatic Versus Manual Tuning of Robot-Assisted Gait Training2 citations · 2021