2024

Flexible batch electrodialysis for low-cost solar-powered brackish water desalination
Wei He, Anne-Claire Le Henaff, Susan Amrose, Tonio Buonassisi, Ian Marius Peters, and Amos G. Winter V. Nature Water (2024) || download

Identifying Opportunities for Irrigation Systems to Meet the Specific Needs of Farmers in East Africa
Georgia D. Van de Zande, Susan Amrose, Elliott Donlon, Pulkit Shamshery, Amos G. Winter V. Water (2024) || download

2023

Quantifying the Energetic Cost Tradeoffs of Photovoltaic Pumping Systems for Sub-Saharan African Smallholder Farms
ZhiYi Liang, Amanda Shorter, and Amos G. Winter V. Irrigation Science (2023) || download

Evaluating the Production and Exergetic Performance of Point-of-Use Reverse Osmosis Devices for Brackish Water Desalination
Sahil Shah, et al., Amos G. Winter V. Desalination (accepted)

A comprehensive investigation of performance of pulsed electrodialysis for desalination of brackish water
Soraya Honarparvar, Rashed Al-Rashed, Amos G. Winter V. Desalination (2023) || download

Investigation of pulsed electric field operation as a chemical-free anti-scaling approach for electrodialysis desalination of brackish water
Soraya Honarparvar, Rashed Al-Rashed, Amos G. Winter V. Desalination (2023) || download

Feasibility and Design of Solar-Powered Electrodialysis Reversal Desalination Systems for Agricultural Applications in the Middle East and North Africa  
Jacob Easley, Susan Amrose, Amos G. Winter V. Desalination (2023) || download

Systematic Assessment of Prosthesis Stiffness on User Biomechanics Using the Lower Leg Trajectory Error Framework and Its Implication for the Design and Evaluation of Ankle-Foot Prostheses
Victor Prost, W. Brett Johnson, Jenny A. Kent, Matthew J. Major, Amos G. Winter V. Journal of Biomedical Engineering (2023) || download

Design and Evaluation of a High-Performance, Low-Cost Prosthetic Foot for Developing Countries
W. Brett Johnson, Victor Prost, Pooja Mukul, Amos G. Winter V. Journal of Medical Devices (2023) || download

Multi-keel Passive Prosthetic Foot Design Optimization Using the Lower Leg Trajectory Error Framework
Victor Prost, Heidi V Peterson, Amos G. Winter V. Journal of Mechanisms and Robotics (2023) || download

2022

Creating a Solar-Powered Drip Irrigation Optimal Performance model (SDrOP) to lower the cost of drip irrigation systems for smallholder farmers
Fiona Grant, Carolyn Sheline, Julia Sokol, Susan Amrose, Elizabeth Brownell, Vinay Nangia, Amos G. Winter V. Applied Energy (2022) || download

Biomechanical evaluation over level ground walking of user‑specific prosthetic feet designed using the lower leg trajectory error framework
Victor Prost, W. Brett Johnson, Jenny A. Kent, Matthew J. Major & Amos G. Winter V. Nature Scientific Reports (2022) || download

Analytical model for predicting activation pressure and flow rate of pressure-compensating inline drip emitters and its use in low-pressure emitter design
Julia Sokol, Jaya Narain, Jeffrey Costello, Tristan McLaurin, Dheekshita Kumar & Amos G. Winter V. Irrigation Science (2022) || download

2021

Design of a four-bar latch mechanism and a shear-based rotary viscous damper for single-axis prosthetic knees
VN Murthy Arelekatti, Nina T Petelina, W Brett Johnson, Matthew J Major, Amos G Winter, V. Journal of Mechanisms and Robotics (2021) || download

Biomechanical Evaluation of Prosthetic Feet Designed Using the Lower Leg Trajectory Error Framework
Victor Prost, W Brett Johnson, Jenny A Kent, Matthew J Major, Amos G Winter. Preprint in Research Square (2021) || download

Knee Swing Phase Flexion Resistance Affects Several Key Features of Leg Swing Important to Safe Transfemoral Prosthetic Gait
Jenny A Kent, VN Murthy Arelekatti, Nina T Petelina, W Brett Johnson, John T Brinkmann, Amos G Winter, Matthew J Major. IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering (2021) || download

Experimental Demonstration of the Lower Leg Trajectory Error Framework Using Physiological Data as Input
Olesnavage, K.M., Prost, V., Johnson, W.B., Major, M.J., & Winter, A. ASME Journal of Biomechanical Engineering (2021) || download

Investigation of viability to replace draft animals with all-wheel-drive motorcycles on small farms
Diaz Lankenau, G. F., and Winter V, A. G., ASME Journal of Mechanical Design (2021) || download

2020

Voltage- and Flow-Controlled Electrodialysis Batch Operation: Flexible and Optimized Brackish Water Desalination
He, W., Le Henaff, A., Amrose, S., Buonassisi, T., Peters, I.M., Winter V, A.G., Desalination (2020) || download

Design of a specialized tractor to replace draft animals in small farms
Diaz Lankenau, G. F., and Winter V, A. G., ASME Journal of Mechanical Design (2020) || download

Field demonstration of a cost-optimized solar powered electrodialysis reversal desalination system in rural India
He, W., Amrose, S., Wright, N.C., Buonassisi, T., Peters, I.M., Winter V, A.G., Desalination (2020) || download

2019

Energy Reduction and Uniformity of Low-Pressure Online Drip Irrigation Emitters in Field Tests
Sokol, J., Amrose, S., Nangia, V., Talozi, S., Brownell, E., Montanaro, G., Abu Naser, K., Bany Mustafa, K., Bouazzama, B., Bahri, A., Bouizgaren, A., Mazahrih, N., Moussadek, R., Sikaoui, L., Winter, A., Water (2019) || download

Design of spiral-wound electrodialysis modules
Wright, N.C., & Winter, A., Desalination (2019) || download

Using feed-forward voltage-control to increase the ion removal rate during batch electrodialysis desalination of brackish water
Shah, S. R., Walter, S. L., & Winter, A., Desalination (2019) || download

A Hybrid Computational and Analytical Model of Inline Drip Emitters
Narain, J., & Winter, A., ASME ASME Journal of Mechanical Design (2019) || download

An Engineering Review of the Farm Tractor's Evolution to a Dominant Design
Diaz Lankenau, G., & Winter, A., ASME Journal of Mechanical Design (2019) || download

2018

Optimization and design of a low-cost, village-scale, photovoltaic-powered, electrodialysis reversal desalination system for rural India
Bian, D.W., Watson, S.M., Wright, N.C., Shah, S. R., Buonassisi, T., Ramanujan, D., Peters, I.M., & Winter, A., Desalination (2018) || download

A Method for Turbocharging Single-Cylinder, Four-Stroke Engines
Buchman, M., Ramanujan, D., & Winter, A., SAE International Journal of Engines (2018) || download

Advantages of Operation Flexibility and Load Sizing for PV-Powered System Design
Watson, S., Bian, D., Sahraei, N., Winter V, A.G., Buonassisi, T., & Peters, I.M., Solar Energy (2018) || download

Cost-Optimal Design of a Batch Electrodialysis System for Domestic Desalination of Brackish Groundwater
Shah, S. R., Wright, N. C., Nepsky, P. A., & Winter, A., Desalination (2018) || download

A Robust Model of Brackish Water Electrodialysis Desalination with Experimental Comparison at Different Size Scales
Wright, N. C., Shah, S. R., Amrose, S.E., & Winter, A., Desalination (2018) || download

Design and Testing of a Prosthetic Foot with Interchangeable Custom Rotational Springs for Evaluating Lower Leg Trajectory Error, an Optimization Framework for Prosthetic Feet
Prost, V., Olesnavage, K.M., Johnson, W.B., Major, M.J., & Winter, A., ASME Journal of Mechanisms and Robotics (2018) || download

A Novel Framework for Quantitatively Connecting the Mechanical Design of Passive Prosthetic Feet to Lower Leg Trajectory
Olesnavage, K.M., & Winter, A., IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering (2018) || download

Passive Prosthetic Foot Shape and Size Optimization Using Lower Leg Trajectory Error
Olesnavage, K.M., Prost, V., Johnson, W.B., & Winter, A., ASME Journal of Mechanical Design (2018) || download

2017

Shape and Form Optimization of Online Pressure Compensating Drip Emitters to Achieve Lower Activation Pressure
Shamshery, P., Wang, R., Tran, D., & Winter, A., ASME Journal of Mechanical Design (2017) || download

Modeling the Future of Irrigation: A Parametric Description of Pressure Compensating Drip Irrigation Emitter Performance
Shamshery, P., Wang, R., Tran, D., & Winter, A., PLOS ONE (2017) || download

Feasibility Study of an Electrodialysis System for In-Home Water Desalination and Purification in Urban India 
Nayar, K. G., Sundararaman, P., Schacherl, J. D., O’Connor, C. L., Heath, M. L., Gabriel, M. O., Shah, S., Wright, N. & Winter, A., Development Engineering (2017) || download

2016

Why the Developing World Needs Mechanical Design
Mattson, C. & Winter, A., Journal of Mechanical Design (2016)

Razor Clam-Inspired Burrowing in Dry Soil
Isava, M. & Winter, A., International Journal of Non-Linear Mechanics (2016)

An Experimental Investigation of Digging Via Localized Fluidization, Tested With RoboClam: A Robot Inspired by Atlantic Razor Clams
Isava, M. & Winter, A., Journal of Mechanical Design (2016)

The Effects of the Inertial Properties of Above-Knee Prostheses on Optimal Stiffness, Damping, and Engagement Parameters of Passive Prosthetic Knees
Narang, Y., Arelekatti, V. N. M., & Winter, A., ASME Journal of Biomechanical Engineering (2016) || download

Design and Preliminary Field Validation of a Fully Passive Prosthetic Knee Mechanism for Users with Transfemoral Amputation in India 
Arelekatti, V. N. M., & Winter, A., ASME Journal of Mechanisms and Robotics (2016) || download

Control of Flow Limitation in Flexible Tubes 
Wang, R., Lin, T., Shamshery, P. & Winter, A., ASME Journal of Mechanical Design (2016)

2015

Engineering Reverse Innovations
Winter, A. & Govindarajan, V., Harvard Business Review (Jul-Aug 2015)

What Engineering a Reverse Innovation Looks Like
Winter, A. & Govindarajan, V., Harvard Business Review (Nov 2015)

Developing World Users as Lead Users: A Case Study in Engineering Reverse Innovation
Judge, B., Hölttä-Otto, K., & Winter, A., Journal of Mechanical Design (2015)

The Effects of Prosthesis Inertial Properties on Prosthetic Knee Moment and Hip Energetics Required to Achieve Able-bodied Kinematics
Narang, Y., Arelekatti, V. N. M., & Winter, A., IEEE Transactions of Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering (2015)

A Microstructural View of Burrowing with RoboClam
Nordstrom, K., Dorsch, D., Losert, W., & Winter, A., Physical Review E (2015)

2014

Justification for Community-Scale Photovoltaic-Powered Electrodialysis Desalination Systems for Inland Rural Villages in India
Wright, N.C. & Winter, A., Desalination (2014) || download

Razor Clam to RoboClam: Burrowing Drag Reduction Mechanisms and their Robotic Adaptation
Winter, A., Deits, R., Dorsch, D., Slocum, A., & Hosoi, A., Bioinspiration and Biomimetics (2014)

2013

Helping the Disabled Get Off-Road and On with Their Lives
Winter, A., DEMAND: ASME Global Development Review (2013)

2012

Localized Fluidization Burrowing Mechanics of Ensis Directus
Winter, A., Deits, R. & Hosoi, A., Journal of Experimental Biology (2012)

2011

Identification and Evaluation of the Atlantic Razor Clam (Ensis directus) for Biologically-inspired Subsea Burrowing Systems
Winter, A. & Hosoi, A., Integrative and Comparative Biology (2011)

Dynamics of digging in wet soil
Jung, S., Winter, A. & Hosoi, A., International Journal of Non-Linear Mechanics (2011)