Dutta, Tilak

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Tilak is a Scientist and leads the Home and Community team. He holds cross-appointments at the University of Toronto in Mechanical Engineering and the Institute of Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering. Tilak’s research focus is on ensuring healthcare workers and family caregivers have the tools they need to provide care safely. This includes understanding the challenges caregivers face in the home and finding ways to reduce their risk of injury through improved training and tools and preventing falls for personal support workers in winter weather with advanced composite footwear materials.

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Title	Category	Date	Authors
Older adults and vehicle design: Evidence-based approach to examining vehicle ingress and egress McMaster University	Scientific Excellence - Advancing Knowledge	2015-10-01	Tara Kajaks, Crizzle AM, Gish J, Fleisig R, Brenda Vrkljan
LiftCoach: An immediate-feedback wearable posture coaching system	Scientific Excellence - Advancing Knowledge	2015-10-01	Tara Kajaks, Wee J, Orozco F, Longfield A, Emily King, Paul Holyoke, Tilak Dutta
Pilot Quality Improvement Study of SafeBack: A Mobile Application forEstimating Low Back Compression Forces for Caregivers in the Field	Scientific Excellence - Advancing Knowledge	2015-10-01	Tara Kajaks, Longfield A, Orozco F, Paul Holyoke, Tilak Dutta
The role of comfort in mediating posture: towards an application for virtual ergonomics	Scientific Excellence - Advancing Knowledge	2013-01-01	Tara Kajaks, Pozdniakova P, Krasco N, Yeung A
Neck Pain and Physical Activity	Scientific Excellence - Advancing Knowledge	2013-01-01	Tara Kajaks, Cheung J, MacDermid JC
Muscle co-activation during fatiguing submaximal isometric elbow flexion exertions	Scientific Excellence - Advancing Knowledge	2012-01-01	Tara Kajaks, Pincivero DM
Reliability of using video coding to quantify mouse use at computer workstations	Scientific Excellence - Advancing Knowledge	2012-01-01	Tara Kajaks, Van Eerd D, King T, Lyons JL, Steenstra I
Towards Bridging the Gap between Biomechanics and Motor Control for Virtual Ergonomics Applications,	Scientific Excellence - Advancing Knowledge	2012-01-01	Tara Kajaks, Lyons JL
Proactive automotive manufacturing ergonomics through improved work simulation & digital human modeling	Scientific Excellence - Advancing Knowledge	2011-01-01	Tara Kajaks
The effect of anthropometrics and posturing constraints on manual digital human model manipulation for proactive ergonomic assessments	Scientific Excellence - Advancing Knowledge	2010-01-01	Tara Kajaks
The effect of manikin anthropometrics and posturing constraints on proactive ergonomic assessments using digital human models	Scientific Excellence - Advancing Knowledge	2010-01-01	Tara Kajaks
The effect of sustained static kneeling on knee joint gait parameters	Scientific Excellence - Advancing Knowledge	2010-01-01	Tara Kajaks
Using Simulation to Better Understand the Effects of Aging on Driver Visibility: Potential Implications for VehicleDesign	Scientific Excellence - Advancing Knowledge	2016-01-01	Tara Kajaks, Vrkljan BH, Godwin A, MacDermid JC
The effect of sustained static kneeling on knee joint kinetics, kinematics, and muscle co-contraction during gait	Scientific Excellence - Advancing Knowledge	2015-01-01	Tara Kajaks, Costigan PA
The effect of manikin anthropometrics and posturing guidelines on proactive ergonomic assessments using digital human models	Scientific Excellence - Advancing Knowledge	2011-01-01	Tara Kajaks, Stephens A, Potvin JR
An App for estimating compressive loading on the back	Scientific Excellence - Advancing Knowledge	2015-10-01	A Longfield, Tara Kajaks, Orzozco F, Paul Holyoke, Tilak Dutta
Creating an intergenerational university hub: Engaging older and younger users in the shaping of space and place McMaster University	Scientific Excellence - Advancing Knowledge	2019-01-01	A Whalen, Tara Kajaks, Nadarajah S, Pritchard J, Harrington L, Parminder Raina, Brenda Vrkljan
International Round Table Discussion: Home Health	Scientific Excellence - Advancing Knowledge	2018-01-01	CJ Hilton, Tara Kajaks, Love J, Parmelund P
The relationship between neck pain and physical activity	Scientific Excellence - Advancing Knowledge	2013-01-01	J Cheung, Tara Kajaks, Macdermid JC
Time-related ergonomics evaluation for DHMs: A literature review	Scientific Excellence - Advancing Knowledge	2010-01-01	C Berlin, Tara Kajaks
The free moment in walking and its change with foot rotation angle	Scientific Excellence - Advancing Knowledge	2009-01-01	S Almosnino, Tara Kajaks, Costigan PA
The effect of internal and external foot rotation on the adduction moment and lateral-medial shear force at the knee during gait	Scientific Excellence - Advancing Knowledge	2008-01-01	SK Lynn, Tara Kajaks, Costigan PA
The landscape of motion capture tools for ergonomic application:Examples from caregiver ergonomics	Scientific Excellence - Advancing Knowledge	2015-10-01	Emily King, 978, Tara Kajaks, Tilak Dutta
U can’t touch this: does the opportunity to physically interact with a target stimulus moderate between-person inhibition of return?	Scientific Excellence - Advancing Knowledge	2012-01-01	D Garcia, Shallow S, Tara Kajaks, Staite V, Elliott D, Lyons DL
A Systematic Review of Driver Ingress and Egress Using Passenger Vehicles: Considerations for Designers	Scientific Excellence - Advancing Knowledge	2014-01-01	A Crizzle, Vrkljan BH, Tara Kajaks, Gish J, Fleisig R
Completing the Research Cycle: A Framework and Strategies for Promoting the Student Dissemination of Undergraduate Research and Inquiry	Scientific Excellence - Advancing Knowledge	2013-01-01	RA Spronken-Smith, Brodeur JJ, Tara Kajaks, Luck MR, Myatt P, Verburgh A, Walkington H, Wuetherick B
Using 3-D Imaging to Examine Falls in Older Drivers Exiting Motor Vehicles	Scientific Excellence - Advancing Knowledge	2013-01-01	A Crizzle, Vrkljan BH, Fleisig R, Tara Kajaks, Dawkins T, Kirans S
Completing the Research Cycle: A Framework for Promoting Dissemination of Undergraduate Research and Inquiry	Scientific Excellence - Advancing Knowledge	2013-01-01	B Wuetherick, Luck M, Spronken-Smith RA, Brodeur JJ, Tara Kajaks, Myatt P, Verburgh A
Toward Mitigating Pressure Injuries: DetectingPatient Orientation from Vertical Bed Reaction Forces	Scientific Excellence - Advancing Knowledge	2020-01-01	G Wong, Elham Dolatabadi, Evans G, 2790, Tara Kajaks, Holliday P, Hisham Alshaer, Geoff Fernie, Tilak Dutta
Silos to synergy: Experiences of an interdisciplinary trainee network	Scientific Excellence - Advancing Knowledge	2019-01-01	A Garnett, Sangrar R, Kelsey Harvey, Weldrick R, Hatzifilalithis S, Kalu M, 2003, Patocs E, Tara Kajaks
A biomechanical assessment of floor and overhead lifts using one or two caregivers for patient transfers	Scientific Excellence - Advancing Knowledge	2012-01-01	Tilak Dutta
The effects of caregiver experience on low back loads during floor and overhead lift maneuvering activities	Scientific Excellence - Advancing Knowledge	2011-01-01	Tilak Dutta
Design of built environments to accommodate mobility scooter users: Part i	Scientific Excellence - Advancing Knowledge	2011-01-01	Tilak Dutta
Design of novel sling interface systems for patient lifting	Scientific Excellence - Advancing Knowledge	2008-01-01	Tilak Dutta
Utilization of ultrasound sensors for anti-collision systems of powered wheelchairs	Scientific Excellence - Advancing Knowledge	2005-01-01	Tilak Dutta
Usability testing of multimodal feedback interface and simulated collision-avoidance power wheelchair for long-term-care home residents with cognitive impairments	Scientific Excellence - Advancing Knowledge	2011-09-01	Rosalie Wang, Alex Mihailidis, Tilak Dutta, Geoff Fernie
WP2 Promotional Videos	KTEE - Knowledge Mobilization	2017-12-01	Louise Demers, Alex Pysklywec, Ben Mortenson, Francois Routhier, Claudine Auger, Sara Ahmed, Jan Polgar, Frank Rudzicz, Jennifer Boger, Janet Fast, Jacquie Eales, Tilak Dutta, Andrew Magnaye

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