Dr Joshua Steer | Engineering | University of Southampton Skip to main navigationSkip to main content The University of Southampton Courses Undergraduate Postgraduate taught Postgraduate research Foundation Years Pre-sessional English language courses Exchanges Customise your degree Tuition fees Funding your studies How to apply Clearing Free online learning Continuing professional development Student life Accommodation Our campuses Our cities Student community Sports and gyms Support and money Research Our impact Facilities Centres and institutes REF Funding Research & Innovation Services Partnerships Commercialising research Researcher support Research integrity Business Why work with us? 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His work centres around development and commercialisation of in-clinic tools to support clinicians in the design of prosthetic limbs for people with amputation. I’m working to commercialise my research by using software to improve prosthetic limb design for people with amputation He is currently working to commercialise a software tool developed within his PhD through a RAEng Enterprise Fellowship to support University spinout Radii Devices. The software uses biomechanical simulations to provide clinicians with a real-time prediction of fit between the residual limb of a person with a lower limb amputation and their bespoke prosthetic socket. The aim is to reduce the number of required fitting sessions and improve outcomes through introduction of these methods into a clinical setting. This technology was developed throughout his PhD, under the supervision of Dr Alex Dickinson, Dr Peter Worsley and Prof Martin Browne, where he used Finite Element Analysis, Statistical Shape Modelling and Design Optimisation to predict the complex biomechanical interaction between the prosthetic limb user and their device. His expertise in computational modelling was also applied within ImpAmp, a Eurostars-funded project which aimed to develop a novel, subcutaneous implant for people with below knee amputation to facilitate improved load transfer between the soft tissue and the resected end of the tibia. Prior to his PhD, Joshua completed his BEng in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Southampton in 2015. During this, he worked as a Research Assistant during a Summer internship with Dr Alex Dickinson and Dr Peter Worsley. In this project, he developed a workflow for analysis of surface scans of the residual limb for people with below-knee amputation. This research formed the basis of his individual project for which he was awarded the IMechE Vicon prize for the best individual project. This has since been released as AmpScan, which is an open-source software package built in Python and is available for clinicians and researchers to download. Joshua’s research interests include non-linear finite element analysis, statistical shape modelling, design optimisation, data analysis in Python and MATLAB, open-source software development, and full-field experimental measurement techniques including digital image correlation and digital volume correlation. He is passionate about collaborative research and has worked with MDVSN, Research Software Engineers, muVis and NGCM group. Joshua is also an active science and engineering communicator through participation in several University open days, 3MT, IET PATW, Pint of Science, and Smallpeice Trust workshops. He is an experienced demonstrator of undergraduate modules including labs for Finite Element Analysis for Bioengineering applications, CAD and Computing in Python. Joshua can be contacted by email or at his twitter @JoshuaWSteer Research Publications Teaching Contact Research interests Prosthetics, Finite Element Analysis, Design Optimisation, Software development Research group Bioengineering Science Sort via:TypeorYear Articles Dickinson, A., Diment, L., Morris, R., Pearson, E., Hannett, D., & Steer, J. (2021). Characterising residual limb morphology and prosthetic socket design based on expert clinician practice. Prosthesis, 3(4), 280-299. https://doi.org/10.3390/prosthesis3040027 Steer, J., Worsley, P., Browne, M., & Dickinson, A. (2021). Key considerations for finite element modelling of the residuum-prosthetic socket interface. Prosthetics and Orthotics International, 45(2), 138-146. https://doi.org/10.31224/osf.io/k8dsg Steer, J., Stocks, O., Parsons, J., Worsley, P., & Dickinson, A. (2020). ampscan: a lightweight Python package for shape analysis of prosthetics and orthotics. The Journal of Open Source Software, 5(48). https://doi.org/https://joss.theoj.org/papers/10.21105/joss.02060, https://doi.org/10.21105/joss.02060 Rankin, K., Steer, J., Paton, J., Mavrogordato, M., Marter, A., Worsley, P., Browne, M., & Dickinson, A. (2020). Developing an analogue residual limb for comparative DVC analysis of transtibial prosthetic socket designs. Materials, 13(18), 1-15. [3955]. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma13183955 Dickinson, A., Donovan-Hall, M., Kheng, S., Bou, K., Tech, A., Steer, J., Metcalf, C., & Worsley, P. (2020). Selecting appropriate 3D scanning technologies for prosthetic socket design and transtibial residual limb shape characterisation. Journal of Prosthetics and Orthotics, 34(1), 33-43. https://doi.org/10.1097/JPO.0000000000000350 Steer, J., Worsley, P., Stocks, O., Animashaun, O., & Dickinson, A. (2019). AmpScan: Open-source 3D scan shape analysis for prosthetics and orthotics. Prosthetics and Orthotics International, 43(1_Suppl). https://journals.sagepub.com/toc/poia/43/1_suppl Steer, J., Worsley, P., Browne, M., & Dickinson, A. (2019). Predictive prosthetic socket design: Part 1—population-based evaluation of transtibial prosthetic sockets by FEA-driven surrogate modelling. Biomechanics and Modeling in Mechanobiology, 19(4), 1331-1346. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10237-019-01195-5 Steer, J., Grudniewski, P., Browne, M., Worsley, P., Sobey, A., & Dickinson, A. (2019). Predictive prosthetic socket design: part 2— generating person-specific candidate designs using multi-objective genetic algorithms. Biomechanics and Modeling in Mechanobiology, 19, 1347-1360. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10237-019-01258-7 Steer, J., Worsley, P., Browne, M., & Dickinson, A. (2019). Towards real-time prediction of transtibial socket fit during the design process. Prosthetics and Orthotics International, 43(1_Suppl). https://doi.org/https://journals.sagepub.com/toc/poia/43/1_suppl Dickinson, A., Steer, J., & Worsley, P. (2017). Finite element analysis of the amputated lower limb: a systematic review and recommendations. Medical Engineering & Physics, 43, 1-18. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.medengphy.2017.02.008 Dickinson, A. S., Steer, J. W., Woods, C. J., & Worsley, P. R. (2016). Registering a methodology for imaging and analysis of residual-limb shape after transtibial amputation. The Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development, 53(2), 207-218. https://doi.org/10.1682/JRRD.2014.10.0272 Conferences Mbithi, F. M., Chipperfield, A., Steer, J., & Dickinson, A. (2019). Predictive control for an active prosthetic socket informed by FEA-based tissue damage risk estimation. In 2019 41st Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC) IEEE. https://doi.org/10.1109/EMBC.2019.8857155 Dickinson, A., Donovan-Hall, M., Srors, S., Bou, K., Tech, A., Steer, J., Metcalf, C., Kheng, S., & Worsley, P. (2018). Assessing and benchmarking low cost 3D scanners for transtibial prosthetic socket design. Paper presented at Asian Prosthetic and Orthotic Scientific Meeting 2018, Bangkok, Thailand. Worsley, P., Steer, J., Woods, C., & Dickinson, A. (2015). Classifying residual limb shape in transtibial amputees. Poster session presented at International Society of Prosthetics and Orthotics, France. Dickinson, A., Steer, J. W., Woods, C., & Worsley, P. (2015). Imaging and analysis of residual limb shape in below knee amputees. International Society of Prosthetics and Orthotics, France. Joshua has previously demonstrated in: FEEG1001 Design and Computing SESM3033 Orthopaedic Biomechanics Dr Joshua Steer Engineering, University of Southampton, Highfield, Southampton. 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