Raphael Mesquita
@raphmesquita.bsky.social
PhD - Neuromechanics of locomotion at UCLouvain, Belgium. Very much into sports science 🏃♂️ and all things running.
Thrilled to be in 🇯🇵 at NIFS Kanoya with to study the neuromechanics of sprinting 🏃♂️💨
A 52m force platform + kinematics + EMG = the perfect setup to explore sprint performance.
Thanks to a @WBIworld fellowship—great timing with the FNRS project starting soon! 🙌
A 52m force platform + kinematics + EMG = the perfect setup to explore sprint performance.
Thanks to a @WBIworld fellowship—great timing with the FNRS project starting soon! 🙌
August 24, 2025 at 8:11 AM
Thrilled to be in 🇯🇵 at NIFS Kanoya with to study the neuromechanics of sprinting 🏃♂️💨
A 52m force platform + kinematics + EMG = the perfect setup to explore sprint performance.
Thanks to a @WBIworld fellowship—great timing with the FNRS project starting soon! 🙌
A 52m force platform + kinematics + EMG = the perfect setup to explore sprint performance.
Thanks to a @WBIworld fellowship—great timing with the FNRS project starting soon! 🙌
Happy #WorldElephantDay! 🐘
For a conference paper, we found elephants walk & change gait at lower relative speeds than dynamic similarity predicts, hinting that in giant animals like dinosaurs 🦕, absolute speed & musculoskeletal limits matter more than scaling laws
hal.science/hal-05191706...
For a conference paper, we found elephants walk & change gait at lower relative speeds than dynamic similarity predicts, hinting that in giant animals like dinosaurs 🦕, absolute speed & musculoskeletal limits matter more than scaling laws
hal.science/hal-05191706...
hal.science
August 12, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Happy #WorldElephantDay! 🐘
For a conference paper, we found elephants walk & change gait at lower relative speeds than dynamic similarity predicts, hinting that in giant animals like dinosaurs 🦕, absolute speed & musculoskeletal limits matter more than scaling laws
hal.science/hal-05191706...
For a conference paper, we found elephants walk & change gait at lower relative speeds than dynamic similarity predicts, hinting that in giant animals like dinosaurs 🦕, absolute speed & musculoskeletal limits matter more than scaling laws
hal.science/hal-05191706...
Good news: I’ve been awarded a postdoc grant from the FNRS! 🎉
Allowing me to continue working at UCLouvain, in collaboration with UMaastricht & KULeuven.
Grateful for the support — and still buzzing from an inspiring week at ECSS in Rimini!
#postdoc
Allowing me to continue working at UCLouvain, in collaboration with UMaastricht & KULeuven.
Grateful for the support — and still buzzing from an inspiring week at ECSS in Rimini!
#postdoc
July 4, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Good news: I’ve been awarded a postdoc grant from the FNRS! 🎉
Allowing me to continue working at UCLouvain, in collaboration with UMaastricht & KULeuven.
Grateful for the support — and still buzzing from an inspiring week at ECSS in Rimini!
#postdoc
Allowing me to continue working at UCLouvain, in collaboration with UMaastricht & KULeuven.
Grateful for the support — and still buzzing from an inspiring week at ECSS in Rimini!
#postdoc
Reposted by Raphael Mesquita
Autonomous locomotion simply with tubes as limbs, and no brain? 🎈🤖
Yes, through physical synchronization! Our article is out today in Science (@science.org)
Article: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Authors: @albertocomoretto.bsky.social, H.A.H. Schomaker, J.T.B. Overvelde
More below 🧪 ⚛️
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Yes, through physical synchronization! Our article is out today in Science (@science.org)
Article: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Authors: @albertocomoretto.bsky.social, H.A.H. Schomaker, J.T.B. Overvelde
More below 🧪 ⚛️
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May 8, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Autonomous locomotion simply with tubes as limbs, and no brain? 🎈🤖
Yes, through physical synchronization! Our article is out today in Science (@science.org)
Article: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Authors: @albertocomoretto.bsky.social, H.A.H. Schomaker, J.T.B. Overvelde
More below 🧪 ⚛️
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Yes, through physical synchronization! Our article is out today in Science (@science.org)
Article: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Authors: @albertocomoretto.bsky.social, H.A.H. Schomaker, J.T.B. Overvelde
More below 🧪 ⚛️
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I will be defending my thesis publicly on the 25th of March at 1730 (GMT+1)
It will be a comprehensive-to-all type of presentation of about 45 minutes on some of the projects we've worked with over the years! Including running against a wind, while turning or with altered step frequency!
It will be a comprehensive-to-all type of presentation of about 45 minutes on some of the projects we've worked with over the years! Including running against a wind, while turning or with altered step frequency!
February 27, 2025 at 10:18 PM
I will be defending my thesis publicly on the 25th of March at 1730 (GMT+1)
It will be a comprehensive-to-all type of presentation of about 45 minutes on some of the projects we've worked with over the years! Including running against a wind, while turning or with altered step frequency!
It will be a comprehensive-to-all type of presentation of about 45 minutes on some of the projects we've worked with over the years! Including running against a wind, while turning or with altered step frequency!
Reposted by Raphael Mesquita
We have just published this pre-print. doi: doi.org/10.1101/2025.... We show that linear and angular momentum are both controlled during bipedal walking. This study resulted from discussions we had on the use of foot placement to stabilise gait. Comments and suggestions are welcome.
Simultaneous stabilizing feedback control of linear and angular momentum in human walking
Stabilizing bipedal gait is mechanically challenging. Previous studies have used the assumption that the linear momentum of the body center of mass (CoM) is controlled to analyze how gait is stabilize...
doi.org
January 14, 2025 at 8:34 AM
We have just published this pre-print. doi: doi.org/10.1101/2025.... We show that linear and angular momentum are both controlled during bipedal walking. This study resulted from discussions we had on the use of foot placement to stabilise gait. Comments and suggestions are welcome.
Really nice conference at the 3D AHM, subgroup of the ISB, in Montevideo! Really impressive keynote speakers and great talks :)
December 8, 2024 at 6:56 AM
Really nice conference at the 3D AHM, subgroup of the ISB, in Montevideo! Really impressive keynote speakers and great talks :)
On my way to Montevideo for some good end of year science! Looking forward to hearing some big speakers!
I'll also be presenting something about the upper and lower limb coordination in running with a change in step frequency.
I'll also be presenting something about the upper and lower limb coordination in running with a change in step frequency.
Looking forward to next week and the 18th Symposium on 3D Analysis of Human Movement, happening in Montevideo, Uruguay🇺🇾! With a lineup of speakers from five continents and participants from 25 countries, this event promises to be another historic milestone in the development of biomechanics in EDCs!
December 1, 2024 at 3:13 PM
On my way to Montevideo for some good end of year science! Looking forward to hearing some big speakers!
I'll also be presenting something about the upper and lower limb coordination in running with a change in step frequency.
I'll also be presenting something about the upper and lower limb coordination in running with a change in step frequency.
New paper out! 📖 We looked at the coordination of the pelvis and thigh segments when running at high and low step frequencies by using modified vector coding.
Some nice results and a new collaboration 😊
www.researchgate.net/publication/...
Some nice results and a new collaboration 😊
www.researchgate.net/publication/...
The Effect of Step Frequency and Running Speed on the Coordination of the Pelvis and Thigh Segments During Running | Request PDF
Request PDF | The Effect of Step Frequency and Running Speed on the Coordination of the Pelvis and Thigh Segments During Running | This study investigates the specific influence of step frequency (SF)...
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November 23, 2024 at 10:11 AM
New paper out! 📖 We looked at the coordination of the pelvis and thigh segments when running at high and low step frequencies by using modified vector coding.
Some nice results and a new collaboration 😊
www.researchgate.net/publication/...
Some nice results and a new collaboration 😊
www.researchgate.net/publication/...
Reposted by Raphael Mesquita
Now that Bluesky has native video support, I figured it's time for a repost: Teaching a biomechanical model to run using reinforcement learning.
New results coming soon! #BiomechSky
New results coming soon! #BiomechSky
November 18, 2024 at 2:15 PM
Now that Bluesky has native video support, I figured it's time for a repost: Teaching a biomechanical model to run using reinforcement learning.
New results coming soon! #BiomechSky
New results coming soon! #BiomechSky
This week I had the chance to present classes in the electrophysiology of gait analysis for the EURON initiative 🧠 and an introductory class in the biomechanics of trail running 🏃♂️
Two integral parts of my research 😊
Two integral parts of my research 😊
November 10, 2024 at 2:14 PM
This week I had the chance to present classes in the electrophysiology of gait analysis for the EURON initiative 🧠 and an introductory class in the biomechanics of trail running 🏃♂️
Two integral parts of my research 😊
Two integral parts of my research 😊