André Seyfarth

Prof. Dr. André Seyfarth
Locomotion Laboratory
Institute of Sport Science
Technical University of Darmstadt
Magdalenenstr. 27
D-64289 Darmstadt (Germany)

Office: S1|17, Room 111
E-Mail: seyfarth@sport.tu-darmstadt.de
Phone: +49 (0)6151 - 1624 118
Fax: +49 (0)6151 - 1624 129

• Biomechanics of Long Jump (Diploma thesis)
• Leg Design and Control
• Control of Human Locomotion (Running and Walking)
• Bionics: Application of biologically motivated design and control principles to technical or medical devices

• Executive Board Member of the of the Faculty Day Sport Science (since 2012)
• Managing Committee member in the EU COST Network Wearable Robotics (since 2017)

• Sharbafi M. A. and Seyfarth A., Bioinspired Legged Locomotion: Models, Concepts, Control and Applications. Butterworth-Heinemann, 2017. DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-803766-9.00001-4 Elsevier

• Mai 2016 https://www.icra2016.org/conference/keynote-talks/Keynote ICRA Bioinspired Legged Locomotion, Stockholm.
• Juni 2016 Invited Lecture 24th Mediterranean Conference on Control and Automation, Athens.
• November 2016 Opening Lecture 23rd International Conference on Mechatronics and Machine Vision in Practice, Nanjing, China.
• November 2016 Odenwald Akademie Lecture: Bio-inspired technology - How can robotics support people in everyday life?
• May 2017 Invited Lecture International Conference on Adaptive Motions in Man and Machine (AMAM) in Sapporo, Japan.
• July 2017 Invited Lecture at International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics (AIM) in Munich.
• November 2017 Opening Lecture at AG BFN conference at the Technical University of Darmstadt
• November/December 2017 Organisation 32. Darmstadt Sports Forum

• Seyfarth A, Friedrichs A, Wank V, Blickhan R. (1999) Dynamics of the long jump. J. Biomech. 32, 1259-1267
• Seyfarth A, Blickhan R, van Leeuwen J L (2000) Optimum take-off techniques and muscle design for long jump. J. Exp. Biol. 203, 741-750
• Seyfarth A (2000) Elastically Operating Legs - Strategies and Construction Principles. PhD Thesis, Jena University, Germany
• Blickhan R, Meier P, Seyfarth A, Wagner H (2000) Properties of the muscle tendon unit and system dynamics. Proc Soc Exp Biol.
• Seyfarth A, Günther M, Blickhan R (2001) Stable Operation of an Elastic Three-Segmented Leg. Biol. Cybern. 84, 365-382
• Seyfarth A, Geyer H, Günther M, and Blickhan R (2002) A movement criterion for running. J. Biomech. 35(5), 649-55
• Seyfarth A, Geyer H (2002) Natural control of spring-like running – optimized self-stabilization. In: Climbing and Walking Robots (CLAWAR 2002). Ed: P. Bidaud and F. B. Amar, Professional Engineering Publishing Ltd., Bury St Edmunds and London, UK
• Seyfarth A, Geyer H, Herr H (2003) Swing-Leg Retraction: A simple control model for stable running. J. Exp. Biol. 206, 2547-2555
• Geyer H, Seyfarth A, Blickhan R (2003) Positive force feedback in bouncing gaits? Proc R Soc Lond B Biol Sci. 270 (1529):2173-83
• Blickhan R, Wagner H, Seyfarth A (2003) Brain or muscles? In: Recent Res. Devel. Biomech., 1: 215-245. ISBN 81-7895-084-7.
• Günther M, Keppler V, Seyfarth A, Blickhan R (2004) Human leg design: optimal axial alignment under constraints. J. Math. Biol.
• Geyer H, Seyfarth A, Blickhan R (2005) Spring-mass running: simple approximate solution and application to gait stability. J. Theor. Biol. 232(3): 315-328
• Seyfarth A, Geyer H, Blickhan, R, Lipfert S, Rummel J, Minekawa Y, Iida F (2006) Running and walking with compliant legs (accepted)

• Seyfarth, A., Friedrichs, A., Blickhan, R. (1998) Evaluation of jumping techniques using mechanical models. In: Reinhard Blickhan, Alfred Wisser, Werner Nachtigall (eds.) Motion Systems. Biona Report 13, Gustav Fischer: 100-101.
• Karner, M., Wagner, H., Seyfarth, A., Full, R.J., Blickhan, R. (1999) Perturbing single legs of running cockroaches (Blaberus discoidalis (Serville)). Zoology, 102 Suppl. II:42.
• Blickhan, R., Seyfarth, A., Wagner, H., Friedrichs, A., Günther, M., Maier, K. (2000) Robust behaviour of the human leg. In: International Symposium Adaptive Motion of Animals and Machines (AMAM). Springer.
• Geyer, H., Seyfarth, A., Blickhan R. (2002) Natural dynamics of spring-like running: Emergence of selfstability