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Eric Wolbrecht
Research/Focus Areas
  • Robotics
  • Nonlinear and Adaptive Control
  • Control of Pneumatic Actuators
  • Motor Learning
  • Neurorehabilitation
Academic Programs
My Courses
  • ENGR 220 Engineering Dynamics
  • ME 313 Dynamic Modeling of Engineering Systems
  • ME 330 Experimental Methods for Engineers
  • ME 4/564 Robotics: Kinematics, Dynamics, and Control

Eric Wolbrecht, Ph.D.

College of Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Assistant Professor

Home Town
Portland, OR

Campus Locations
Moscow

With UI Since
2007
Office: EP 324P
Phone: 208-885-0348
Email: ewolbrec@uidaho.edu
Mailing Address:
c/o Mechanicsl Engineering Department
PO Box 440902
Moscow, Idaho 83844-0902

  • B.S., Mechanical Engineering, Valparaiso University, 1996
  • M.S., Mechanical Engineering, Oregon State University, 1998
  • Ph.D., Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of California, Irvine, 2007

Eric T.Wolbrecht received the B.S. degree in mechanical engineering from Valparaiso University, Valparaiso, IN, in 1996, the M.S. degree in mechanical engineering from Oregon State University, Corvallis, in 1998, and the Ph.D. degree in mechanical and aerospace engineering from the University of California, Irvine, in 2007. He has worked as an engineer for John Deere and Yamaha.



Selected Publications

  • Folk, B. G., Wolbrecht, E. An Accelerometer Configuration for Reference Frame Independent Linear State Estimation. submitted to IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics.
  • Wolbrecht, E., Reinkensmeyer, D. J., Bobrow, J. E. (2009). Pneumatic Control of Robots for Rehabilitation. The International Journal of Robotics Research.
  • Wolbrecht, E., Reinkensmeyer, D. J., Bobrow, J. E. (2008). Optimizing Compliant, Model-Based Robotic Assistance to Promote Neurorehabilitation. Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering, IEEE Transactions on, 16(3), 286-297.
  • Reinkensmeyer, D. J., Maier, M. A., Guigon, E., Chan, V., Akoner, O. Mine, Wolbrecht, E., Cramer, S. C., Bobrow, J. E. (2009). Do Robotic and Non-Robotic Arm Movement Training Drive Motor Recovery after Stroke by a Common Neural Mechanism? Experimental Evidence and a Computational Model. Minneapolis, MN: 31st Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBS).
  • Klein, J., Spencer, S. J., Allington, J., Minakata, K., Wolbrecht, E., Smith, R., Bobrow, J. E., Reinkensmeyer, D. J. (2008). Biomimetic Orthosis for the Neurorehabilitation of the Elbow and Shoulder (BONES) (pp. 535-541). Scottsdale, AZ: 2nd IEEE RAS & EMBS International Conference on Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics (BioRob).
  • Reinkensmeyer, D. J., Wolbrecht, E., Bobrow, J. E. (2007). A Computational Model of Human-Robot Load Sharing during Robot-Assisted Arm Movement Training after Stroke (pp. 4019-4023). Lyon, France: 29th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBS).
  • Reinkensmeyer, D. J., Galvez, J. A., Marchal, L., Wolbrecht, E., Bobrow, J. E. (2007). Some Key Problems for Robot-Assisted Movement Therapy Research: A Perspective from the University of California at Irvine (pp. 1009-1015). Noordwijk aan Zee, The Netherlands: IEEE 10th International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics (ICORR).
  • Wolbrecht, E., Chan, V., Le, V., Cramer, S. C., Reinkensmeyer, D. J., Bobrow, J. E. (2007). Real-Time Computer Modeling of Weakness Following Stroke Optimizes Robotic Assistance for Movement Therapy (pp. 152 - 158). Kohala Coast, Hawaii: Proceedings of the 3rd International IEEE/EMBS Conference on Neural Engineering (CNE).
  • Wolbrecht, E., Leavitt, J., Reinkensmeyer, D. J., Bobrow, J. E. (2006). Control of a Pneumatic Orthosis for Upper Extremity Stroke Rehabilitation (pp. 2687-2693). New York City, New York: 28th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBS).
  • Sanchez, R. J., Wolbrecht, E., Smith, R., Liu, J., Rao, S., Cramer, S., Rahman, T., Bobrow, J. E., Reinkensmeyer, D. J. (2005). A Pneumatic Robot for Re-Training Arm Movement after Stroke: Rationale and Mechanical Design (pp. 500- 504). Chicago, IL: 9th International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics (ICORR).

Research Projects

  • A Robotic Test Bed for Determining Energy Optimal Walking Gaits for Compliant Wheeled Walking in Varied Terrains
  • Determinants of the Effectiveness of Robot-Assisted Hand Movement Training
  • State Estimation for Navigation and Post-Process Path Determination of Autonomous Underwater Vehicles

Awards and Honors

  • Graduate Fellowship, 3rd International IEEE EMBS Conference on Neural Engineering. (May 2, 2007)
  • Department Fellowship, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, UC Irvine. (September 1, 2006)
  • GAAN Fellowship, Department of Mechanical Engineering, UC Irvine. (September 1, 2003).