Yujiang (mike) Xiang
Mechanical Engineering
University of Alaska Fairbanks
United States of America
Biography
Dr. Xiang joined UAF as an assistant professor in 2013. He has worked as a postdoc and research engineer in CCAD at University of Iowa. His current research interests include human dynamics and control, human motion synthesis, and computational dynamics of multibody system. A major emphasis of his research program is to use optimization theory to predict human motion under various conditions. He is also interested in musculoskeletal modeling for injury prediction and analysis
Research Interest
ES 301 – Engineering Analysis ME 302 – Dynamics of Machinery ME 408 – Mechanical Vibrations ME 409 – Controls ME 608 – Advanced Dynamics ME 609 – Advanced Vibrations
Publications
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Muscle Force Prediction of 2D Gait Using Predictive Dynamics Optimization
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Human Gait Prediction with a High DOF Upper Body: A Multi-Objective Optimization of Discomfort and Energy Cost
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Optimal static strain sensor placement for truss bridges
