Félix Chénier, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Physical Activities Sciences, UQAM,
Researcher, CRIR-Institut universitaire sur la réadaptation en déficience physique de Montréal (IURDPM) Gingras Pavilion of the CIUSSS du Centre-Sud-de-l'Île-de-Montréal
Phone: 514 340-2111 (2174)
Fax: 514 340-2154
Email: [email protected]
Website: http://www.felixchenier.com
Education
- B.Sc.A., Electrical Engineering, École polytechnique de Montréal, 2005
- M.Sc.A., Microelectronics/Brain Imaging Engineering, École polytechnique de Montréal, 2008
- Ph.D., Health Technologies, École de technologie supérieure, 2012
- Postdoctorat, Rehabilitation Science, CRIR-Institut de réadaptation Gingras-Lindsay-de-Montréal, 2015
Research interest
Biomechanical analysis and propulsion drive of a manual wheelchair; ecological validity of laboratory task analysis; biofeedback; new rehabilitation technologies.
Research laboratories
Adaptive Sports Biomechanics Laboratory
Pathokinesiology and Functional Activities Laboratory
Recent publications
Blouin, M., Lalumière, M., Gagnon, D.H., Chénier, F. & Aissaoui, R. (2015). Characterization of the immediate effect of a training session on a manual wheelchair simulator with haptic biofeedback: Towards more effective propulsion. IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering, 23(1), 104-115.
Chénier, F., Bigras, P. & Aissaoui, R. (2015). A new dynamic model of the wheelchair propulsion on straight and curvilinear level-ground paths. Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering, 18(10), 1031-1043.
Chénier, F. & Aissaoui, R. (2014). Effect of wheelchair frame material on users’ mechanical work and transmitted vibration. BioMed Research International, 2014(ID 609389), 1-12.
Chénier, F., Bigras, R. & Aissaoui, R. (2014). A new wheelchair ergometer designed as an admittance-controlled haptic robot. IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics, 19(1), 321-328.
Chénier, F., Bigras, R. & Aissaoui, R. (2011). An orientation estimator for the wheelchair’s caster wheels. IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology, 19(6), 1317-1326.
Research orientation
Axis 1
Research topic
Research Site
CRIR - Institut universitaire sur la réadaptation en déficience physique de Montréal (IURDPM) of the CIUSSS CSMTL
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