Daniel A. Jacobs

Daniel A. Jacobs

  • College of Engineering

    Mechanical Engineering

    Assistant Professor

Office Location

Engineering 617

Phone

215-204-7932

Biography

Dr. Daniel A. Jacobs is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Temple University. Dr. Jacobs completed his Ph.D. in the Mechanical Enginering department of Stanford University working with Dr. Kenneth Waldron in the Robotic Locomotion laboratory. Previously, he worked as a Postdoctoral Fellow in Bioengineering with Dr. Scott Delp at Stanford University in the Neuromuscular Biomechanics laboratory and as a Postdoctoral Fellow in Kinesiology with Dr. Daniel Ferris at the University of Michigan Human Neuromechanics laboratory.

He was selected as a fellow of the Interdisciplinary Rehabilitation Engineering Research Career Development Program (IREK12). His research focuses on the neuromechanics of walking in collaborative human-robot systems, specifically exoskeletons and prosthetic systems for rehabilitation and assistance.

Labs: Robotics in Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering (RISE) Website

Research Interests

  • Robotics (Exoskeletons and Prosthetic devices)
  • Rehabilitation
  • Human-Robot Interfaces
  • Biomechanics
  • Neuromechanics of Movement

Courses Taught

Number

Name

Level

ENGR 1102

Introduction to Engineering Problem Solving

Undergraduate

ENGR 3001

Engineering Economics

Undergraduate

MEE 4412

Modern Dynamics for Robotics

Undergraduate

MEE 4413

Robotic Manipulation

Undergraduate

MEE 5412

Modern Dynamics for Robotics

Graduate

MEE 5413

Robotic Manipulation

Graduate

Selected Publications

  • Canete, S. & Jacobs, D.A. (2021). Novel velocity estimation for symmetric and asymmetric self-paced treadmill training. J Neuroeng Rehabil, 18(1), p. 27. England. doi: 10.1186/s12984-021-00825-3

  • Jacobs, D.A., Koller, J.R., Steele, K.M., & Ferris, D.P. (2018). Motor modules during adaptation to walking in a powered ankle exoskeleton. J Neuroeng Rehabil, 15(1), p. 2. England. doi: 10.1186/s12984-017-0343-x

  • Taborri, J., Agostini, V., Artemiadis, P.K., Ghislieri, M., Jacobs, D.A., Roh, J., & Rossi, S. (2018). Feasibility of Muscle Synergy Outcomes in Clinics, Robotics, and Sports: A Systematic Review. Appl Bionics Biomech, 2018, p. 3934698. Egypt. doi: 10.1155/2018/3934698