Andrew C Erwin

Dr. Andrew Erwin is an Assistant Professor in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Cincinnati. Prior to joining UC, he was a postdoc at the University of Southern California and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. His degrees are in mechanical engineering with a PhD from Rice University and a BS from the University of Massachusetts Amherst.

Research and Teaching Interests
​Physical human-robot interaction
Rehabilitation robotics
Bio-inspired robotics
Haptic interfaces
Motor learning
System dynamics and controls

With a perspective in robotics, my research focuses on understanding how forces and movements are executed in healthy function; how function might be restored, assisted, or substituted after injury; and how human movement can inspire the design and control of robotic devices.

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PhD: Rice University, Houston, TX, 2018 (Mechanical Engineering)

MS: Rice University, Houston, TX, 2014 (Mechanical Engineering)

BS: University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA, 2012 (Mechanical Engineering)

2021 -2023 Postdoctoral Scholar, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA

2018 -2021 NASA Postdoctoral Fellow, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA

Peer Reviewed Publications

Grace Niyo, Lama I Almofeez, Andrew Erwin, Francisco J Valero-Cuevas (2023. ) An α-MN collateral to γ-MNs can mitigate velocity-dependent stretch reflexes during voluntary movement: A computational study. bioRxiv, , More Information

Hesam Azadjou, Michalina Błażkiewicz, Andrew Erwin, Francisco J Valero-Cuevas (2023. ) Dynamical analyses show that professional archers exhibit tighter, finer and more fluid dynamical control than neophytes. Entropy, , 25 (10 ) ,1414 More Information

A Scott Howe, Hari Nayar, Andrew Erwin, Greg Wang, Brian H Wilcox (2021. ) ATHLETE offloader limb as a high-capacity crane. AIAA ASCEND, , More Information

Andrew Erwin, Craig G McDonald, Nicholas Moser, Marcia K O’Malley (2021. ) The SE-AssessWrist for robot-aided assessment of wrist stiffness and range of motion: Development and experimental validation. Journal of Rehabilitation and Assistive Technologies Engineering, , 8 , More Information

Nicholas Moser, Marcia K O’Malley, Andrew Erwin (2020. ) Importance of wrist movement direction in performing activities of daily living efficiently. IEEE International Conference of the Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC), , 2020 , 3174-3177 More Information

Andria J Farrens, Andrea Zonnino, Andrew Erwin, Marcia K O’Malley, Curtis L Johnson, David Ress, Fabrizio Sergi (2018. ) Quantitative testing of fMRI-compatibility of an electrically active mechatronic device for robot-assisted sensorimotor protocols. IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering, , 65 (7 ) ,1595-1606 More Information

Andrew Erwin, Marcia K O’Malley, David Ress, Fabrizio Sergi (2017. ) Kinesthetic feedback during 2DOF wrist movements via a novel MR-compatible robot. IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering, , 25 (9 ) ,1489-1499 More Information

Andrew Erwin, Evan Pezent, Joshua Bradley, Marcia K O'Malley (2017. ) The effect of robot dynamics on smoothness during wrist pointing. IEEE International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics (ICORR) , , 2017 ,597-602 More Information

Dylan P Losey, Andrew Erwin, Craig G McDonald, Fabrizio Sergi, Marcia K O’Malley (2017. ) A time-domain approach to control of series elastic actuators: Adaptive torque and passivity-based impedance control. IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics, , 21 (4 ) ,2085-2096 More Information

Andrew Erwin, Marcia K O'Malley, David Ress, Fabrizio Sergi (2015. ) Development, control, and MRI-compatibility of the MR-SoftWrist. IEEE International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics (ICORR), , More Information

Andrew Erwin, Frank C Sup IV (2015. ) A haptic feedback scheme to accurately position a virtual wrist prosthesis using a three-node tactor array. PLOS One, , 10 (8 ) , More Information

Ali Utku Pehlivan, Fabrizio Sergi, Andrew Erwin, Nuray Yozbatiran, Gerard E Francisco, Marcia K O'Malley (2014. ) Design and validation of the RiceWrist-S exoskeleton for robotic rehabilitation after incomplete spinal cord injury. Robotica, , 32 (8 ) ,1415-1431 More Information

Andrew Erwin, Frank Sup (2014. ) Design and perceptibility of a wearable haptic device using low-frequency stimulations on the forearm. IEEE Haptics Symposium (HAPTICS), , More Information

Andrew Erwin, Fabrizio Sergi, Vinay Chawda, Marcia K O’Malley (2013. ) Interaction control for rehabilitation robotics via a low-cost force sensing handle. ASME Dynamic Systems and Control Conference, , More Information

Invited Publications

Francisco J Valero-Cuevas, Andrew Erwin (2023. ) Bio-robots step towards brain–body co-adaptation. Nature Machine Intelligence, 4 (9 ) ,737-738 More Information

2019 Los Angeles Postdoctoral Research Symposium 2nd Place Poster

2018 NASA Postdoctoral Program Fellowship

2017 IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics Best Paper Award

2015 IEEE International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics Best Student Paper Award

2013 NSF Graduate Research Fellowship

2013 NASA/Texas Space Grant Consortium Fellowship

2012 Mission Connect Symposium 2nd Place Graduate Student SCI Poster

2012 University of Massachusetts 21st Century Leaders Award