Kostas Gianikellis
BioErgon Research Group, University of Extremadura, Spain
Biography
Prof. Dr. Kostas Gianikellis, BioẼrgon Research Group coordinator, graduated in Athens (Greece) in 1984 and completed the PhD in Industrial Engineering (Mechanical and Materials) in 1996. In 1995 joined the University of Extremadura and creates the Biomechanics Laboratory of Human Movement and Ergonomics. He has participated and / or directed more than 70 research and training projects, financed, whose amount exceeds 5,000,000€ in three principal fields: Biomechanics, Ergonomics and Motor Control, applied to infraestructure, products and processes design; accessibility;musculoskeletal disorders; functional diversity; rehabilitation technologies and assisted technologies. He created DEPATech in 2014, as a technological development entity for products and services, aimed at the Paralympic Sports.
Abstract
Abstract : Design of technological wheelchair system based on biomechanics methodology