Publications

Barrie, A., Govers, M., Habegger, J., Hassan, M., Oliver, M. Smart whole-body vibration attenuation cushion for heavy equipment seating: Model and simulation. Accepted for publication in the Journal of Low Frequency Noise, Vibration & Active Control, August 2024.

Ziraldo, E., Govers, M., Oliver, M. Enhancing autonomous vehicle decision-making at intersections in mixed autonomy traffic: a comparative study using an explainable classifier. Sensors 2024, 24(12), 3859; https://doi.org/10.3390/s24123859. Special Issue Advances in Sensing, Imaging and Computing for Autonomous Driving. Guest Editors: Dr. Wei Li and Dr. Honglu Jiang.

Habegger, J., Govers, M., Hassan, M., Oliver, M. Development of a HSLD cushion for a seat containing large amounts of friction. Vibration, 2024, 7(2), 288-406. https://doi.org/10.3390/vibration7020020.

Caren, B., MacLean, E., Ziraldo, E., Oliver, M. Effects of traffic control device and hazard location on fixations during intersection navigation: a simulator study. SAE Technical Paper 2024-01-2465, 2024, doi:10.4271/2024-01-2465.

Coyle-Asbil, H.J., Habegger, J., Oliver, M. Vallis, L.A. Exploring the interaction of the idle sleep mode and inertial measurement unit setting on the data acquisition of the Actigraph's primary GT9X accelerometer. Sensors 2023, 23(12), 558; https://doi.org/10.3390/s23125558.

Caren, B., Ziraldo, E., Oliver, M. Comparing visual fixations between initially stopped and in-motion turn across path hazards. Accepted for publication in the Society of Automotive Engineers Technical Journal, January 2023.

Filio, D., Ziraldo, E., Dony, L., Gonzalez, D., Oliver, M. Comparison between wrap around screens and a head mounted display on driver physiological response to a pedestrian hazard. Applied Ergonomics, Volume 106: January 2023.

Govers, M., Boucher, D., Oliver, M. Validation of a horizontally dynamic armrest for joystick controlled mobile equipment. Applied Sciences, 13, 1294, 2023 https://doi.org/10.3390/app13031294.

Young, C., Hamilton-Wright, A., Oliver, M.L., Gordon, K.D. Predicting wrist posture during occupational tasks using inertial sensors and convolutional neural networks. Sensors, 23(2), 942, 2023; https://doi.org/10.3390/s23020942

Wendland, R., Bossi, L., Oliver, M. Comparsion of Canadian in-service reduced vs full body coverage body armor for females.  Military Medicine, 2023. https://doi.org/10.1093/milmed/usac406

Anderson, D., Oliver, M.L., Gordon, K.D. Carpal tunnel volume distribution and morphology changes with flexion-extension and radial-ulnar deviation wrist postures. PLoS One, 17(11): e0277234, 2022 (doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0277234. eCollection 2022).

Habegger, J., Hassan, M., Oliver, M. An experimental verification of the dynamic response for a two stage HSLD stiffness system using displacement transmissibility. Vibration, 5(4), 676-691, 2022.

Wendland, R., Bossi, L., Oliver, M. Biomechanical and physiological effects of female soldier load carriage: a scoping review. Applied Ergonomics, Volume 105: November 2022.

Coyle-Asbil, H., Habegger, J., Oliver, M., Vallis, L.A. Examining the ability of two Actigraph models to detect and discriminate between low frequency movements. IEEE Sensors  IEEE Sensors Journal, 22(7), 6378-6386, 2022.

Anderson, D.A., Agur, A.M., Oliver, M.L., Gordon, K.D. Effects of slight flexion-extension and radial-ulnar deviation postures on carpal tunnel volume. Accepted for publication in Clinical Biomechanics, Volume 92, February 2022.

Anderson, D.A., Miller, M.J., Agur, A.M., Oliver, M.L., Gordon, K.D. Inter- and intra-rater reliability of carpal tunnel volume measurement. Computer Methods in Biomedical Engineering: Imaging and Visualization, 10(2), 211-216, 2022.

Govers, M.E., Nolan, A.J., Hassan, M., Oliver, M.L. Correlations between height, mass, BMI and trunk muscle activation during seated whole-body vibration exposure. Vibration, 4(4): 822-835, 2021.

Munro., D.M., Govers, M.E., Oliver, M.L. Physical demands of overhead crane operation. International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics, Volume 86, November 2021, 103200.

Young, C., Dedecker, S., Anderson, D., Oliver, M.L., Gordon, K.D. Accuracy of a low-cost 3D printed wearable goniometer for measuring wrist motion. Sensors, 21(14), 4799, 2021.

Young, C., Oliver, M.L., Gordon, K.D. Design and validation of a novel 3D-printed wearable knee device for monitoring knee joint kinematics. Medical Engineering and Physics, 94:1-7, 2021.

Nolan, A., Govers, M., Oliver, M. Effect of fatigue on muscle latency, muscle activation and perceived discomfort when exposed to whole-body vibration. Ergonomics, 64(10): 1281-1296, 2021.

Ziraldo, E., Attalla, S., Kodsi, S., and Oliver, M. Driver response to left incurring path intrusions at sign-controlled intersections. SAE Int. J. Adv. & Curr. Prac. in Mobility 2(3):1633-1642, 2020, doi:10.4271/2020-01-0886.

Ziraldo, E., Attalla, S., Kodsi, S., and Oliver, M. Driver response to right turning path intrusions at signalized intersections. SAE Int. J. Adv. & Curr. Prac. in Mobility 2(3):1633-1642, 2020, doi:10.4271/2020-01-0884.

Vale, J., Clemmer, R., Couler, C. and Oliver, M. Impact of remote versus in-person lecture attendance on student performance. The Canadian Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning. 11(2): Article 11, 2020 (https://ojs.lib.uwo.ca/index.php/cjsotl_rcacea/).

Toxopeus, R., Attalla, S., Kodsi, S., Oliver, M. Driver response time to midblock crossing pedestrians. SAE Technical Paper. 2018-01-0514, 2018, doi:10.4271/2018-01-0514.

Attalla, S., Toxopeus, R., Kodsi, S., and Oliver, M. Driver Response Time to Left-Turning Vehicles at Traffic Signal Controlled Intersections. SAE Technical Paper. 2018-01-0521, 2018, doi:10.4271/2018-01-0521.

Toxopeus, R., Attalla, S., Kodsi, S., and Oliver, M. Driver response time to cyclist path intrusions. SAE Technical Paper. 2018-01-0531, 2018, doi:10.4271/2018-01-0531.

Boucher, D. and Oliver, M. Design of a horizontally dynamic armrest for joystick controlled mobile heavy equipment. Occupational Ergonomics, 13:S105-S113, 2017, doi: 10.3233/OER-170258.

Mathers, B., Agur, A., Oliver, M. and Gordon, K. Biaxial quantification of deep layer transverse carpal ligament elastic properties by sex and region. Clinical Biomechanics. 40:58-62, 2016, doi: 10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2016.10.011. Epub 2016 Oct 27.

Oliver, M., Hope, P., Conrad, L., Jack, R.J., Dickey, J.P. and Eger, T. Reducing whole-body vibration through field vibration tested heavy equipment seat retrofitting. Occupational Ergonomics, 13(2): 15-22, 2016.

Oliver, M. and Eger, T. Guest Editorial for Special Issue on Human Vibration. Occupational Ergonomics, 13(2): 1-2, 2016. 

Weber, J.F., Agur, A.M.R., Fattah, A.Y., Gordon, K.D., Oliver, M.L. Mechanical properties of human forearm tissues. Journal of Hand Surgery (European Volume), 40E(7):711-719, 2015.

Brett, A., Gordon, K, Oliver, M, Agur, A. and Edwards, M. Biomechanical Properties of the Transverse Carpal Ligament. Clinical Biomechanics, 29(6):601–606, 2014.

Conrad, L., Oliver, M., Jack, J., Eger, T. and Dickey, J. Selecting seats for steel industry mobile machines based on Seat Effective Amplitude Transmissibility and comfort. Work, 47: 123–136, 2014.

Jack, R.J., Oliver, M. and Hayward G. Using a high resolution motion capture system to determine 6-DOF whole-body vibration accelerations. Journal of Low Frequency Noise, Vibration and Active Control, 32(4):273-284, 2013. (Online Version in Noise Notes 03/2014; 13(1):13-24. DOI:10.1260/1475-4738.13.1.13).

Oliver, M., Murphy, T., Northey, G., MacLean, A., and Sexsmith, J. Joystick stiffness, movement speed and direction effects on upper limb muscular loading. Occupational Ergonomics. 10(4)175-187, 2012.

Conrad, L., Oliver, M., Jack, J., Eger, T. and Dickey, J. Quantification of 6-degree-of-Freedom Chassis Whole-Body vibration in mobile heavy vehicles used in the steel making industry. Journal of Low Frequency Noise, Vibration and Active Control. 31(2):85-104, 2012.

Harnish, C., Eger, T., Oliver, M., and Dickey, J. Predicting health risks associated with whole-body vibration and repeated shock exposure in steel manufacturing vehicle operators. Occupational Ergonomics 10(3):125-137, 2012.

Plewa, K.M., Eger, T.R., Oliver, M.L. and Dickey, J.P. Comparison between ISO 2631-1 comfort prediction equations and self-reported comfort values during occupational exposure to whole-body vehicular vibration. Journal of Low Frequency Noise, Vibration and Active Control. 31(1): 43-53, 2012.

Ravichandiran, M., Ravichandiran, N., Ravichandiran, K., McKee, N.H., Richardson, D., Oliver, M., Agur, A. Neuromuscular partitioning in the extensor carpi radialis longus and brevis based on intramuscular nerve distribution patterns: a three-dimensional modeling study. Clinical Anatomy 25:366–372, 2012.

Murphy, T. and Oliver, M. A comparison of task and muscle specific isometric submaximal EMG data normalization techniques for the analysis of muscle loads during hydraulic-actuation joystick controller use. Occupational Ergonomics 10(1-2):39-52, 2011.

Cation, S., Oliver, M. Jack, R.J., Dickey, J., Lee Shee, N. Calibration of a six degree of freedom device for whole body vibration determination. Advances in Acoustics and Vibration. vol. 2011, Article ID 276898, 7 pages, 2011. doi:10.1155/2011/276898.

Murphy, T. and Oliver, M. Evaluation of a dynamic armrest for hydraulic-actuation controller use. Applied Ergonomics. (42)5:692 - 698, 2011.

Jack, R.J., Oliver, M., Dickey, J.P., Cation, S., Hayward, G. and Lee-Shee, N. 6-Degree-of-Freedom Whole-body vibration exposure levels during routine skidder operations. Ergonomics. (53)5:696-715, 2010.

Ravichandiran, K., Ravichandiran, M., Oliver, M.L., Singh, K., McKee, N.H., and Agur, A. Fiber bundle element method of determining physiological cross sectional area from 3D computer muscle models created from digitized fiber bundle data. Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering 13(6):741-748, 2010.

Dickey J.P., Eger T., Oliver M. A systematic approach to simulating field-based occupational whole-body vibration exposure in the lab using a 6df robot. Work 35(1):15-26, 2010.

Pokhai, G.G., Gordon, K.D. and Oliver, M.L. A new laser reflectance system capable of measuring changing cross-sectional area of soft tissues during tensile testing. Journal of Biomechanical Engineering. September, 131(9) 095404, 2009.

Ravichandiran, K., Ravichandiran, M., Oliver, M.L., Singh, K., McKee, N.H., and Agur, A. Determining physiological cross-sectional area of extensor carpi radialus and brevis as a whole and by regions using 3D computer muscle models created from digitized fibre bundle data. Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine. 95(3): 203-212, 2009.

Cation, S., Jack, R., Oliver, M., Dickey, J., and Lee-Shee, N.K. Six degree of freedom whole-body vibration during forestry skidder operations. International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics. 38:739–757, 2008.

Murphy, T. and Oliver, M. Development and design of a dynamic armrest for hydraulic-actuation joystick controlled mobile machines. Applied Ergonomics. 39(3):316-324, 2008.

Jack, R., Oliver, M. and Dony, R. The use of multiple resolution cross-correlations to align simultaneously collected whole-body vibration data. Journal of Low Frequency Noise, Vibration and Active Control. 27(2):1-20, 2008.

Jack, R. and Oliver, M. A review of factors influencing whole-body vibration injuries in forestry mobile machine operators. International Journal of Forest Engineering. 19(1):1-15, 2008.

Jack, R., Oliver, M., Cation, S. and Dony, B. Tri-planar trunk motion in Northern Ontario skidder operators. International Journal on Industrial Risk Engineering. 1(1):1-20, 2008.

Murphy, T. and Oliver, M. Hydraulic-actuation joystick use: a torque, range of motion and electromyographic description. Occupational Ergonomics. 7(3):201-213, 2007.

Dickey, J.P., Eger, T.R., Oliver M.L., Boileau, P.-E., Trick, L.M. and Edwards, M. Multi-axis sinusoidal whole-body vibrations: Part II - Relationship between Vibration Total Value and discomfort varies between vibration axes. Journal of Low Frequency Noise, Vibration and Active Control. 26(3):195-204, 2007.

Oliver, M., Tingley, M., Rogers, R., Rickards, J., and Biden, E. Effect of joystick stiffness, movement speed and movement direction on joystick and upper limb kinematics when using hydraulic-actuation joystick controls in heavy vehicles. Ergonomics. 50(6):837-58, 2007.

Dickey, J.P., Oliver, M.L., Boileau, P.E., Eger, T. and Trick, L.M. Multi-axis sinusoidal whole-body vibrations: Part I - How long should the vibration and rest exposures be for reliable discomfort measures? Journal of Low Frequency Noise, Vibration and Active Control, 25(3), 175-184, 2006.

Oliver, M., Rogers, R., Rickards, J., and Biden, E. Effect of stiffness and movement speed on selected dynamic torque characteristics of hydraulic-actuation joystick controls for heavy vehicles. Ergonomics, 49(3), 249-268, 2006.

Northey, G., Oliver, M. and Rittenhouse M. Calibration of a Hall Effect joystick position measurement system using a neural network. Journal of Biomechanics, 39:1943-1947, 2006.