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Yvonne Blum

Name: Dr Yvonne Blum
Post: Postdoctoral Researcher (Daley)
Department: Veterinary Basic Sciences
Email: yblum@rvc.ac.uk
Tel: +44 (0)1707 66 6424
Address: Structure and Motion Lab
The Royal Veterinary College
Hawkshead Lane
North Mymms
Hatfield
Herts AL9 7TA
Yvonne Blum

Biography

Education  
12/2010 PhD at the Locomotion Laboratory, University of Jena
 
Topic of the PhD thesis: Biomechanical Models and Stability Analysis of Bipedal Running
05/2005 Diplom (equivalent to MSc) in physics at the University of Jena
 
Topic of the diploma thesis: Dynamics of Charged Spinning Particles in post-Coulomb Approximation of Higher Order
 
Work Experience
 
since 11/2010 Postdoctoral researcher at the Structure and Motion Lab
12/2005 - 10/2010 Research assistant at the Locomotion Laboratory, University of Jena
08/2005 - 11/2005 Research assistant at the Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Optics and Precision Engineering (IOF FhG), Jena
11/2002 - 05/2005 Student assistant at the Department of Physics, University of Jena
09/2000 - 08/2002 Student assistant at the Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Optics and Precision Engineering (IOF FhG), Jena

Selected Publications

Blum Y, Birn-Jeffery A, Daley M A, Seyfarth A, Does A Crouched Leg Posture Enhance Running Stability and Robustness?, Journal of Theoretical Biology, 281(1): 97-106, 2011
DOI:10.1016/j.jtbi.2011.04.029
 
Rummel J, Blum Y, Seyfarth A, Robust and Efficient Walking with Spring-like Legs, Bioinspiration & Biomimetics, 5(4): 046004, 2010
DOI:10.1088/1748-3182/5/4/046004
 
Blum Y, Lipfert SW, Rummel J, Seyfarth A, Swing Leg Control in Human Running, Bioinspiration & Biomimetics, 5(2): 026006, 2010
DOI:10.1088/1748-3182/5/2/026006
 
Rummel J, Blum Y, Maus HM, Rode C, Seyfarth A, Stable and Robust Walking with Compliant Legs, IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation 2010: 5250-5255, 2010
DOI:10.1109/ROBOT.2010.5509500
 
Blum Y, Lipfert SW, Seyfarth A, Effective Leg Stiffness in Running, Journal of Biomechanics, 42(16): 2400-2405, 2009
DOI:10.1016/j.jbiomech.2009.06.040
 
Rummel J, Blum Y, Seyfarth A, From Walking to Running, Autonome Mobile Systeme 2009, Dillmann R, Beyerer J, Stiller C, Zöllner JM, Gindele T (Eds.) Springer: 89-96, 2009
DOI:10.1007/978-3-642-10284-4_12
 
Blum Y, Rummel J, Seyfarth A, Advanced Swing Leg Control for Stable Locomotion, Autonome Mobile Systeme 2007, Berns K, Luksch T (Eds.), Springer: 301-307, 2007
DOI:10.1007/978-3-540-74764-2_46

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