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Dr Thilo Pfau

A mountainous landsacpe

Thilo graduated in information technology from the Technical University of Munich. He did a PhD in the field of pattern recognition at the Institute of Human-Machine Communication at Munich, followed by a two year postdoc at the International Institute of Computer Science, Berkeley, California. He is employed as a postdoctoral fellow on a DEFRA funded project investigating automated lameness detection in dairy cattle.

Email: tpfau at rvc.ac.uk

Publications

 

 

Pfau T, Ferrari M, Parsons K, Wilson AM. A hidden Markov model based stride segmentation technique applied to equine inertial sensor trunk movement data. J Biomech. In Press.

2008

Parsons KJ, Pfau T, Ferrari M, Wilson AM. High speed gallop locomotion in the Thoroughbred racehorse II: The effect of incline on centre of mass movement and mechanical energy fluctuation. J Exp Biol. 211: 945-956.

 

Parsons KJ, Pfau T, Wilson AM. High speed gallop locomotion in the Thoroughbred racehorse I: The effect of incline on stride parameters. J Exp Biol. 211: 935-944.

2007

Pfau T, Robilliard JJ, Weller R, Jespers K, Eliashar E, Wilson AM. Assessment of mild hindlimb lameness during over ground locomotion using linear discriminant analysis of inertial sensor data. Equine Vet J.  39: 407-413.

 

Weller R, Pfau T, Ferrari M, Griffith R, Bradford T, Wilson A. The determination of muscle volume with a freehand 3D ultrasonography system. Ultrasound Med Biol. 33: 402-407.

 

Robilliard JJ, Pfau T, Wilson AM. Gait characterisation and classification in horses. J Exp Biol 2007; 210: 187-197.

2006

Weller R, Pfau T, Verheyen K, May SA, Wilson AM. The effect of conformation on orthopaedic health and performance in a cohort of National Hunt racehorses: preliminary results. Equine Vet J; 38: 622-627. pdf

 

Weller R, Pfau T, May SA, Wilson AM. Variation in conformation in a cohort of National Hunt racehorses. Equine Vet J; 38: 616-621. pdf

 

Weller R, Pfau T, Babbage D, Brittin E, May SA, Wilson AM. Reliability of conformational measurements in the horse using a three-dimensional motion analysis system. Equine Vet J; 38: 610-615. pdf

 

Pfau T, Witte TH, Wilson AM. Centre of mass movement and mechanical energy fluctuation during gallop locomotion in the Thoroughbred racehorse. J Exp Biol; 209: 3742-3757. pdf

 

Ferrari M, Weller R, Pfau T, Payne RC, Wilson AM. A comparison of three-dimensional ultrasound, two-dimensional ultrasound and dissections for determination of lesion volume in tendons. Ultrasound Med Biol; 32: 797-804. pdf

2005

Pfau T, Witte TH, Wilson AM. A method for deriving displacement data during cyclical movement using an inertial sensor. J Exp Biol; 208: 2503-2514. pdf

 

 

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