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I am a postdoctoral fellow at the Mechanical Engineering Department of Stanford University. I work with Drs. Steve Collins and Chris Atkeson to develop control algorithms for exoskeletons that can improve human locomotion performance. As individual users adapt their behaviors differently and accordingly to external assistance, better facilitating this adaptation in a customized way will be a key for maximizing the effect of exoskeletons.
My overall goal is to better understand and model the motor control and biomechanics of human locomotion and to apply the obtained knowledge to rehabilitation engineering. I develop computational models and conduct human experiments to propose and evaluate control hypotheses. During my Ph.D. studies, at Carnegie Mellon University with Dr. Hartmut Geyer, I have focused on developing and evaluating neuromechanical control models to understand the circuitry-to-behavior layer of human locomotion. I envision my research to bring about simulation testbeds (which I call the digital locomotor clones) for training protocols and assistive devices as well as intelligent motion controllers for assistive and humanoid robots.
You can download my neuromechanical model here.
Google Scholar Citations
Journal papers
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Predictive neuromechanical simulations indicate why walking performance declines with aging Seungmoon Song and Hartmut Geyer The Journal of Physiology, 2018 [paper] [press] |
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Evaluation of a Neuromechanical Walking Control Model Using Disturbance Experiments Seungmoon Song and Hartmut Geyer Frontiers in Computational Neuroscience, 2017 [paper] [video 1] [video 2] |
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A neural circuitry that emphasizes spinal feedback generates diverse behaviours of human locomotion Seungmoon Song and Hartmut Geyer The Journal of Physiology, 2015 [paper] [video] [model] [journal cover] |
Conference papers
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Bayesian optimization using domain knowledge on the ATRIAS biped Akshara Rai, Rika Antonova, Seungmoon Song, William Martin, Hartmut Geyer, and Christopher G Atkeson IEEE ICRA, 2018 [preprint] |
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Towards a hierarchical neuromuscular control model with reflex-based spinal control
- A study with a simple running model Seungmoon Song International Symposium on Advanced Intelligent Systems, 2015 [paper] [video] [best presentation award] |
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Regulating speed in a neuromuscular human running model Seungmoon Song and Hartmut Geyer IEEE Humanoids, 2015 [paper] [video] |
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Toward a virtual neuromuscular control for robust walking in bipedal robots Zachary Batts, Seungmoon Song, and Hartmut Geyer IEEE IROS, 2015 [paper] [video] |
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Development of a bipedal robot that walks like an animation character Seungmoon Song, Joohyung Kim, and Katsu Yamane IEEE ICRA, 2015 [paper] [video] [talk] [press] |
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Integration of an adaptive swing control into a neuromuscular human walking model Seungmoon Song, Ruta Desai, and Hartmut Geyer IEEE EMBC, 2013 [paper] [video] |
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Generalization of a muscle-reflex control model to 3D walking Seungmoon Song and Hartmut Geyer IEEE EMBC, 2013 [paper] |
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The effect of foot compliance encoded in the windlass mechanism on the energetics of human walking Seungmoon Song, Christopher LaMontagna, Steven H. Collins, and Hartmut Geyer IEEE EMBC, 2013 [paper] [video] [project page] |
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Regulating speed and generating large speed transitions in a neuromuscular human walking model Seungmoon Song and Hartmut Geyer IEEE ICRA, 2012 [paper] [video] [slides] |
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The energetic cost of adaptive feet in walking Seungmoon Song and Hartmut Geyer IEEE ROBIO, 2011 [paper] [slides] [project page] |
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Development of an omnidirectional walking engine for full-sized lightweight humanoid robots Seungmoon Song, Young-Jae Ryoo, and Dennis W. Hong ASME IDETC, 2011 [paper] [video1] [video2] [slides] [project page] |
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Linear-time encodable rate-compatible punctured LDPC codes with low error floors Seungmoon Song, Daesung Hwang, Sunglock Seo, and Jeongseok Ha IEEE VTC, 2008 [paper] |
Conference abstracts
S Song, H Geyer, SH Collins, and CG Atkeson, Towards predictive neuromechanical simulations for pathological gait and assistive devices, World Congress of Biomechanics, 2018.
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A Falisse, G Serrancoli, C Dembia, S Song, I Jonkers, and F De Groote, "Computationally efficient pre-dictive muscle-driven simulations of 3D walking," World Congress of Biomechanics, 2018.
S Song, Y Aucie and G Torres-Oviedo, Can split-belt treadmill walking be explained with a reflex-based model?, Neuroscience, 2017.
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S Song and H Geyer, Modeling and exploring elderly walking with neuromechanical simulations, Dynamic Walking, 2017.
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S Song and H Geyer, A spinal reflex based neuromuscular model of human locomotion investigated against unexpected disturbances, Neuroscience, 2016.
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S Song and H Geyer, Testing a neuromuscular locomotion control model against human experiments, Dynamic Walking, 2016.
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S Song and H Geyer, Using a neuromuscular model of human locomotion to control bipedal robots, Dynamic Walking, 2015.
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S Song and H Geyer, Robust 3D locomotion models using primarily reflex control, Dynamic Walking, 2013.
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Patents
J Kim, K Yamane, and S Song, Method for developing and controlling a robot to have movements match-ing an animation character, United States Patent 9427868, 2016.
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J Nam, J An, D Hwang, J Ha, and S Song, Apparatus and method for encoding low density parity check code, Korean patent 10-0999272-00-00, 2010.
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Invited talks
Universities in Europe, July 2018
“Modeling human locomotion control and its applications”
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- EPFL, Switzerland
- University of Tübingen, Germany
- University of Stuttgart, Germany
- Heidelberg University, Germany
- TU Darmstadt, Germany
- KU Leuven, Belgium
- University of Twente, Netherlands
Universities and research institutes in Korea, July 2017
“Neuromechanical control models of human locomotion and their applications to rehabilitation engineering”
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- Seoul National University
- Korea Institute of Industrial Technology
- Pohang University of Science and Technology
- Korea Institute of Machinery and Materials
- Inha University
Universities and companies in Korea, November 2015
“A neuromuscular model of human locomotion and its applicaiton to robotic assistive devices”
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- Chung-Ang University
- Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology
- KAIST
- ROBOTIS
- Seoul National University
The 10th workshop on humanoid soccer robots at IEEE Humanoids, November 2015.
“Neuromuscular model of human locomotion that can generate diverse locomotion behaviors”
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Technical writings in Korean
“Understanding the control of human locomotion through simulation and its application to robotic assistive devices,” MATERIC (mechanical and construction engineering research information center), February, 2016. [article]
“Robotic lower-limb prosthetics related technical issues - 2. Control,” ROBOT (monthly magazine), May, 2013.
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“Robotic lower-limb prosthetics related technical issues - 1. Hardware,” ROBOT (monthly magazine), April, 2013.
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