Elissa Ledoux
Full-time Lecturer
M 7:30 - 09:30 remote
T 14:00 - 14:30 DSB 150A
17:15 - 19:00 DSB 150A
W 7:30 - 10:30 remote
Th 10:00 - 11:00 DSB 150A
14:00 - 14:30 DSB 150A
17:15 - 18:00 DSB 150A
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Departments / Programs
Degree Information
- MS, Vanderbilt University (2016)
- BSME, Louisiana State University (2013)
Areas of Expertise
Robotics
Dynamics
Biomechanics
Biography
Despite beginning as a preschool dropout, Elissa found her passion for academics and graduated from Louisiana State University in 2013 with a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering. She earned her M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Vanderbilt University in 2016, with a focus on robotic prosthetics research as part of the NSF GRFP. After working at an industrial robotics startup for a time, she joined MTSU in September 2018 as a full time lecturer for Mechatronics Engineering.
Research / Scholarly Activity
Journal Articles
[J1] Ledoux, E. D., & Goldfarb, M. (2017). Control and evaluation of a powered transfemoral prosthesis for stair ascent. IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering, 25(7), 917-924.
[J2] Lawson, B. E., Ledoux, E. D., & Goldfarb, M. (2017). A robotic lower limb prosthesis for efficient bicycling. IEEE Transactions on Robotics, 33(2), 432-445.
[J3] Ledoux, E.D. (2018). Inertial Sensing for...
Read More »Journal Articles
[J1] Ledoux, E. D., & Goldfarb, M. (2017). Control and evaluation of a powered transfemoral prosthesis for stair ascent. IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering, 25(7), 917-924.
[J2] Lawson, B. E., Ledoux, E. D., & Goldfarb, M. (2017). A robotic lower limb prosthesis for efficient bicycling. IEEE Transactions on Robotics, 33(2), 432-445.
[J3] Ledoux, E.D. (2018). Inertial Sensing for Gait Event Detection and Transfemoral Prosthesis Control Strategy. IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering.
Conference Papers
[C1] Lawson, B. E., Shultz, A., Ledoux, E., & Goldfarb, M. (2014, August). Estimation of crank angle for cycling with a powered prosthesis. In Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC), 2014 36th Annual International Conference of the IEEE (pp. 6207-6210).
[C2] Ledoux, E. D., Lawson, B. E., Shultz, A. H., Bartlett, H. L., & Goldfarb, M. (2015, August). Metabolics of stair ascent with a powered transfemoral prosthesis. In Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC), 2015 37th Annual International Conference of the IEEE (pp. 5307-5310).
Awards/Honors
· Outstanding Teaching Assistant award, VU, 2015
· NSF Graduate Research Fellowship, 2014
· IBM Fellowship, VU, 2013
Creative Activity
Started a Star Wars themed AirBnB as a side project, complete with hand-painted murals. Complimentary tutoring by request.
Courses
ENGR 2120 - Dynamics
ENGR 3590 - Kinematics
ENGR 4500 - FE Exam Prep
ENGR 4501 - Robotics
ENGR 4580-90 - Senior Design
ET 4860 - Robotics
