ME 6250 — Wearable Robotics
4 semester hoursGraduateLecturetypical days: T/FBostonTraditional
Presents the design, control, and evaluation of prosthetics and exoskeletons based on core concepts in human movement, with special focus on assisting and rehabilitating pathological gait. Introduces the biological systems that enable human movement, biomechanical modeling and simulation, actuation design, control architectures, and key considerations for interfacing mechanical systems with the human body. Culminates with group projects in which teams either design, control, and analyze a wearable robotic system or write a perspective on a subtopic within the field of wearable robotics.
Offering history
| Term | Sections | Enrolled | Capacity | Full | Open seats/section |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 2024 | 1 | 14 | 17 | 82% | 3.0 |
| Spring 2026 | 1 | 38 | 42 | 90% | 4.0 |
Snapshots from scheduled scrapes — not live seat availability. "Full" can exceed 100% when sections over-enroll.
Meeting times
Share of recent sections by weekday: M 0% · T 100% · W 0% · Th 0% · F 73%
Common patterns: TF (73% of sections), T (27% of sections) — in patterns, R means Thursday
Professors
Fall
- Maxwell Shepherd (100% of students) · reviews
Spring
- Maxwell Shepherd (100% of students) · reviews
Percentages are each professor's average share of the season's enrolled students in recent terms.
Links
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