Research Interests
The application of dynamics and control theory to biomechanical and robotic systems. In particular I am interested in developing task-level control structures for constrained musculoskeletal systems.

Degrees
M.S., Stanford University
B.S., Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Representative Publications
V. De Sapio, J. Warren, O. Khatib, and S. Delp. Simulating the Task-level Control of Human Motion: A Methodology and Framework for Implementation (in press). The Visual Computer.

V. De Sapio and O. Khatib. Operational Space Control of Multibody Systems with Explicit Holonomic Constraints (in press). In Proceedings of the 2005 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation. IEEE.

O. Khatib, J. Warren, V. De Sapio, and L. Sentis. Human-like Motion from Physiologically-Based Potential Energies. In J. Lenarcic and C. Galletti, editors, On Advances in Robot Kinematics, pp. 149-163. Kluwer, first edition, 2004.

V. De Sapio, Some Approaches for Modeling and Analysis of a Parallel Mechanism with Stewart Platform Architecture. In Proceedings of the 1998 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, MED-vol. 8, pp. 637-649, Anaheim CA, November 7, 1998.

Papers available at http://www.stanford.edu/~vdesap/research.htm

Hobbies
Bull Fighting, Cliff Diving, Lion Taming, and Crocheting

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