Dr Will Robertson

Senior Lecturer

School of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering

Faculty of Sciences, Engineering and Technology

Eligible to supervise Masters and PhD - email supervisor to discuss availability.

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As a mechatronics graduate with a PhD in magnetic levitation and vibration isolation, having taught biomechanics and sports engineering, my research areas of interest span a wide range. My primary research focus is to advance the modelling tools, understanding of, and use of electromagnetics to solve mechanical engineering problems. I created the AUMAG research group that supports a steady stream of honours, masters coursework, and PhD students. I am a strong support of "Open Science" and believe that sharing our tools, data, and results helps to accelerate the progress of our research fields.

AUMAG

The maglev research group (AUMAG) in The University of Adelaide has worked with industry partners from applications ranging from vibration control, to wave energy conversion, to novel actuator design. Our research ranges from exploring the fundamental relationships governing rare earth permanent magnets and electromagnet to applied investigations in applications such as quasi-zero stiffness magnetic springs, direct drive magnetic motors, energy harvesting devices, and high-rise maglev elevators.

Biomechanics

My interests in biomechanics centre around the dynamic simulation of human movement, which encompasses a broad set of sub-disciplines including musculoskeletal modelling, inverse kinematics and dynamics optimisations, motor control, and body segment parameter estimation. We have developed a fast and low-cost method for 3D scanning the human body, which generates data for estimating properties such as mass, centroid, and moment of inertia for the individual segments of a participant in the lab.

Appointments

Date	Position	Institution name
2020 - ongoing	Senior Lecturer	School of Mechanical Engineering
2016 - 2019	Lecturer	The University of Adelaide
2013 - 2015	Fixed-term academic	The University of Adelaide

Awards and Achievements

Date Type Title Institution Name Country Amount
2014 Teaching Award ECMS Excellence in Teaching Award The University of Adelaide - -
Education

Date Institution name Country Title
2013 The University of Adelaide Australia PhD
1999 - 2002 The University of Adelaide Australia B.E. (Mechatronics)
Research Interests

Biomechanical Engineering Dynamics, Vibration and Vibration Control Electrical and Electronic Engineering Engineering Interdisciplinary Engineering Magnetism and Palaeomagnetism Mechanical Engineering

Date	Type	Title	Institution Name	Country	Amount
2014	Teaching Award	ECMS Excellence in Teaching Award	The University of Adelaide	-	-

Date	Institution name	Country	Title
2013	The University of Adelaide	Australia	PhD
1999 - 2002	The University of Adelaide	Australia	B.E. (Mechatronics)

Journals

Year	Citation
2022	Schubert, B. W., Sergiienko, N. Y., Cazzolato, B. S., Robertson, W. S. P., & Ghayesh, M. H. (2022). The true potential of nonlinear stiffness for point absorbing wave energy converters. Ocean Engineering, 245, 12 pages. DOI Scopus4 WoS5
2022	Schubert, B. W., Robertson, W. S. P., Cazzolato, B. S., Sergiienko, N. Y., & Ghayesh, M. H. (2022). Nonlinear stiffness enhancement of submerged wave energy device in high fidelity model. Ocean Engineering, 254, 18 pages. DOI Scopus3 WoS2
2022	Haydon, D. S., Pinder, R. A., Grimshaw, P. N., Robertson, W. S. P., & Holdback, C. J. M. (2022). Prediction of Propulsion Kinematics and Performance in Wheelchair Rugby. Frontiers in Sports and Active Living, 4, 856934. DOI
2021	Beaucage-Gauvreau, E., Brandon, S. C. E., Robertson, W. S. P., Fraser, R., Freeman, B. J. C., Graham, R. B., . . . Jones, C. F. (2021). Lumbar spine loads are reduced for activities of daily living when using a braced arm-to-thigh technique. European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society, 30(4), 1035-1042. DOI Scopus1 WoS1 Europe PMC1
2021	Forbes, M., Robertson, W. S. P., Zander, A. C., & Paulides, J. J. H. (2021). Boundary-Free Analytic Magnetic Field Calculations Including Soft Iron and Permanent Magnets Using an Iterative Discretization Technique. IEEE Transactions on Magnetics, 57(2), 1-5. DOI Scopus1 WoS1
2021	Kamaruzaman, N. A., Robertson, W. S. P., Ghayesh, M. H., Cazzolato, B. S., & Zander, A. C. (2021). Six degree of freedom quasi-zero stiffness magnetic spring with active control: Theoretical analysis of passive versus active stability for vibration isolation. Journal of Sound and Vibration, 502, 1-20. DOI Scopus6 WoS5
2021	O'Connell, J. L. G., Robertson, W. S. P., & Cazzolato, B. S. (2021). Optimisation of the magnetic field produced by frustum permanent magnets for single magnet and planar Halbach array configurations. IEEE Transactions on Magnetics, 57(8), 1-9. DOI Scopus1 WoS1
2021	Lewis, A. R., Phillips, E. J., Robertson, W. S. P., Grimshaw, P. N., Portus, M., & Winter, J. (2021). A practical assessment of wheelchair racing performance kinetics using accelerometers. Sports Biomechanics, 20(8), 1001-1014. DOI Scopus1 WoS2
2020	Schubert, B. W., Robertson, W. S. P., Cazzolato, B. S., & Ghayesh, M. H. (2020). Enhancement of a 3-DOF submerged wave energy device using bistability. International Marine Energy Journal, 3(2), 73-82. DOI Scopus2
2020	O'Connell, J. L. G., Robertson, W. S. P., & Cazzolato, B. S. (2020). Simplified equations for the magnetic field due to an arbitrarily-shaped polyhedral permanent magnet. Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials, 510, 1-10. DOI Scopus3 WoS3
2020	Nguyen, V., Lu, T., Grimshaw, P., & Robertson, W. (2020). A novel approach for human intention recognition based on hall effect sensors and permanent magnets. Progress In Electromagnetics Research M, 92, 55-65.
2020	Schubert, B. W., Robertson, W. S. P., Cazzolato, B. S., Ghayesh, M. H., & Sergiienko, N. Y. (2020). Performance enhancement of submerged wave energy device using bistability. Ocean Engineering, 213, 14 pages. DOI Scopus12 WoS12
2020	Farajpour, A., Howard, C. Q., & Robertson, W. S. P. (2020). On size-dependent mechanics of nanoplates. International Journal of Engineering Science, 156, 19 pages. DOI Scopus32 WoS29
2020	Beaucage-Gauvreau, E., Brandon, S. C. E., Robertson, W. S. P., Fraser, R., Freeman, B. J. C., Graham, R. B., . . . Jones, C. F. (2020). A braced arm-to-thigh (BATT) lifting technique reduces lumbar spine loads in healthy and low back pain participants. Journal of Biomechanics, 100, 109584-1-109584-10. DOI Scopus5 WoS6 Europe PMC2
2020	Schubert, B., Robertson, W., Cazzolato, B., & Ghayesh, M. (2020). Linear and nonlinear hydrodynamic models for dynamics of a submerged point absorber wave energy converter. Ocean Engineering, 197, 106828-1-106828-12. DOI Scopus13 WoS11
2020	O'Connell, J., Robertson, W., & Cazzolato, B. (2020). Analytic magnetic fields and semi-analytic forces and torques due to general polyhedral permanent magnets. IEEE Transactions on Magnetics, 56(1), 7400208-1-7400208-8. DOI Scopus2 WoS2
2019	Nguyen, V. T., Lu, T. F., Robertson, W., & Grimshaw, P. (2019). Magnetic field distribution of an elliptical permanent magnet. Progress In Electromagnetics Research C, 97, 69-82. DOI Scopus3
2019	Haydon, D. S., Pinder, R. A., Grimshaw, P. N., & Robertson, W. S. P. (2019). Wheelchair Rugby chair configurations: an individual, Robust design approach.. Sports biomechanics, 21(1), 104-119. DOI Scopus6 WoS8 Europe PMC5
2019	Yeomans, J., Thwaites, S., Robertson, W. S. P., Booth, D., Ng, B., & Thewlis, D. (2019). Simulating time-series data for improved deep neural network performance. IEEE Access, 7, 131248-131255. DOI Scopus15 WoS8
2019	Lewis, A. R., Robertson, W. S., Phillips, E. J., Grimshaw, P. N., & Portus, M. (2019). Estimating the Maximum Isometric Force-Generating Capacity of Wheelchair Racing Athletes for Simulation Purposes. JOURNAL OF APPLIED BIOMECHANICS, 35(5), 358-365. DOI
2019	Lewis, A. R., Robertson, W. S. P., Phillips, E. J., Grimshaw, P. N., & Portus, M. (2019). The Effects of Personalized Versus Generic Scaling of Body Segment Masses on Joint Torques During Stationary Wheelchair Racing. Journal of Biomechanical Engineering, 141(10), 9 pages. DOI Scopus3 WoS2 Europe PMC1
2019	Beaucage-Gauvreau, E., Robertson, W. S. P., Brandon, S. C. E., Fraser, R., Freeman, B. J. C., Graham, R. B., . . . Jones, C. F. (2019). Validation of an OpenSim full-body model with detailed lumbar spine for estimating lower lumbar spine loads during symmetric and asymmetric lifting tasks. Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering, 22(5), 451-464. DOI Scopus49 WoS44 Europe PMC11
2018	Lewis, A. R., Haydon, D. S., Phillips, E. J., Grimshaw, P. N., Pinder, R. A., Winter, J., . . . Portus, M. R. (2018). Placement effects of inertial measurement units on contact identification in wheelchair racing. Sports Biomechanics, 20(1), 55-70. DOI Scopus2 WoS1 Europe PMC1
2018	Haydon, D. S., Pinder, R. A., Grimshaw, P. N., & Robertson, W. S. (2018). Test design and individual analysis in wheelchair rugby. Journal of science and medicine in sport, 21(12), 1262-1267. DOI Scopus9 WoS8 Europe PMC3
2018	Lewis, A., Haydon, D., Phillips, E., Grimshaw, P., Robertson, W., & Portus, M. (2018). Monitoring seating interface pressure in wheelchair sports. Sports Engineering, 21(4), 311-319. DOI Scopus3
2018	Haydon, D., Pinder, R., Grimshaw, P., & Robertson, W. (2018). Overground-Propulsion Kinematics and Acceleration in Elite Wheelchair Rugby. International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance, 13(2), 156-162. DOI Scopus14 WoS11 Europe PMC6
2016	Haydon, D., Pinder, R., Grimshaw, P., & Robertson, W. (2016). Elite wheelchair rugby: a quantitative analysis of chair configuration in Australia. Sports Engineering, 19(3), 177-184. DOI Scopus9
2016	Van Dam, J., Paulides, J., Robertson, W., Dhaens, M., & Lomonova, E. (2016). Analytical surface charge method for rotated permanent magnets: boundary element method comparison and experimental validation. IEEE Transactions on Magnetics, 52(7), 1-4. DOI Scopus10 WoS10
2015	Zhu, T., Cazzolato, B., Robertson, W., & Zander, A. (2015). Vibration isolation using six degree-of-freedom quasi-zero stiffness magnetic levitation. Journal of Sound and Vibration, 358, 48-73. DOI Scopus76 WoS64
2014	Robertson, W., Cazzolato, B., & Zander, A. (2014). Horizontal stability of a quasi-zero stiffness mechanism using inclined linear springs. Acoustics Australia, 42(1), 8-13. Scopus7 WoS6
2014	Mittelbach, F., & Robertson, W. (2014). l3build - A modern Lua test suite for TeX programming. TUGboat, 35(3), 287-293.
2012	Robertson, W., Cazzolato, B., & Zander, A. (2012). Theoretical analysis of a non-contact spring with inclined permanent magnets for load-independent resonance frequency. Journal of Sound and Vibration, 331(6), 1331-1341. DOI Scopus24 WoS16
2012	Robertson, W., Cazzolato, B., & Zander, A. (2012). Axial force between a thick coil and a cylindrical permanent magnet: optimising the geometry of an electromagnetic actuator. IEEE Transactions on Magnetics, 48(9), 2479-2487. DOI Scopus51 WoS44
2011	Robertson, W., Cazzolato, B., & Zander, A. (2011). A simplified force equation for coaxial cylindrical magnets and thin coils. IEEE Transactions on Magnetics, 47(8), 2045-2049. DOI Scopus58 WoS49
2011	Robertson, W. S., Kidner, M. R. F., Cazzolato, B. S., & Zander, A. C. (2011). Erratum: Theoretical design parameters for a quasi-zero stiffness magnetic spring for vibration isolation (Journal of Sound and Vibration 326 (2009) 12 (88-103)). Journal of Sound and Vibration, 330(1), 154. DOI Scopus1 WoS1
2010	Robertson, W., Cazzolato, B., & Zander, A. (2010). Maximizing the force between two cuboid magnets. IEEE Magnetic Letters, 1, 9000102. DOI Scopus4 WoS7
2010	Robertson, W., Cazzolato, B., & Zander, A. (2010). Parameters for optimizing the forces between linear multipole magnet arrays. IEEE Magnetic Letters, 1, 1-4. DOI Scopus14 WoS10
2009	Robertson, W., Kidner, M., Cazzolato, B., & Zander, A. (2009). Theoretical design parameters for a quasi-zero stiffness magnetic spring for vibration isolation. Journal of Sound and Vibration, 326(1-2), 88-103. DOI Scopus213 WoS180
2006	Robertson, W. (2006). Advanced font features with XETEX - the fontspec package. TUGboat, 26(3), 215-223.
2005	Robertson, W. (2005). Square cells: an array cooking lesson. The PracTEX Journal, 2, WWW 1-WWW 8.
2005	Robertson, W., Cazzolato, B., & Zander, A. (2005). A multipole array magnetic spring. IEEE Transactions on Magnetics, 41(10), 3826-3828. DOI Scopus41 WoS34
2005	Robertson, W., Cazzolato, B. S., & Zander, A. C. (2005). A halbach array magnetic spring. INTERMAG ASIA 2005: Digests of the IEEE International Magnetics Conference, 979. DOI
-	Robertson, W. (n.d.). Progress of fontspec and unicode-math. DOI
-	Lewis, A. R., Phillips, E. J., Robertson, W. S. P., Grimshaw, P. N., & Portus, M. (n.d.). Intra-Stroke Profiling of Wheelchair Propulsion Using Inertial Measurement Units. The 12th Conference of the International Sports Engineering Association. DOI

Conference Papers

Year	Citation
2021	Meldrum, A. W., Robertson, W., & Soong, W. L. (2021). Planar Levitation and Propulsion of a Solid-State Craft over Conducting Surfaces. In 2021 IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition, ECCE 2021 - Proceedings (pp. 4382-4388). online: IEEE. DOI
2020	Farajpour Ouderji, A., Howard, C., & Robertson, W. (2020). Stress-driven nonlocal integral elasticity for nanostructures. In 6th International Conference on Mechanics of Composites. University of Porto, Portugal.
2019	Forbes, M., Robertson, W. S. P., Zander, A. C., & Paulides, J. J. H. (2019). Analytic magnetic field modelling approach for iron-less tubular permanent magnet linear synchronous motors. In 2019 IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition, ECCE 2019 (pp. 3038-3045). online: IEEE. DOI Scopus1 WoS1
2019	Schubert, B., Robertson, W., Cazzolato, B., & Hajghayesh, M. (2019). Enhancement of a 3-DOF submerged wave energy device using bistability. In Proceedings of the European Wave and Tidal Energy Conference (pp. 1559-1-1559-10). online: EWTEC.
2018	Heffernan, L., Holmes, Z., Inglis, J., Shearer, N., Shaddock, D., Roberts, L., . . . Luiten, A. (2018). Target acquisition and tracking of extremely long distance targets using multiple risley prism systems. In Proceedings of the International Astronautical Congress, IAC Vol. 2018-October (pp. 5225-5232). USA: International Astronautical Federation, IAF.
2018	Robertson, W. (2018). The Canvas Learning Management System and LaTeXML. In TUGboat. DOI
2018	Schubert, B., Meng, F., Sergiienko, N., Robertson, W., Cazzolato, B., Ghayesh, M., . . . Arjomandi, M. (2018). Pseudo-nonlinear hydrodynamic coefficients for modelling point absorber wave energy converters. In Proceedings of the 4th Asian Wave and Tidal Energy Conference (AWTEC 2018) (pp. 1-10). online: AWTEC.
2018	Robertson, W. S. P. (2018). Font loading in LaTeX using the fontspec package. In TUGboat Vol. 39. Rio de Janeiro.
2018	Robertson, W. S. P. (2018). The Canvas learning management system and LaTeXML. In Proceedings of the 39th Annual Meeting of the TeX Users Group (TUG 2018), as published in TUGboat Vol. 39 (pp. 126-130). Portland, OR, USA: TEX Users Group. DOI
2018	Kamaruzaman, N., Robertson, W., Ghayesh, M., Cazzolato, B., & Zander, A. (2018). Improving passive stability of a planar quasi-zero stiffness magnetic levitation system via lever arm. In 2018 IEEE International Magnetic Conference, INTERMAG 2018 (pp. 5 pages). Singapore, SINGAPORE: IEEE. DOI Scopus2 WoS2
2018	Kamaruzaman, N., Robertson, W., Ghayesh, M., Cazzolato, B., & Zander, A. (2018). Quasi-zero stiffness magnetic levitation vibration isolation system with improved passive stability: A theoretical analysis. In Proceedings of the Australian Acoustical Society Annual Conference (pp. 368-376). online: Australian Acoustical Society.
2018	Lewis, A., Phillips, E., Robertson, W., Grimshaw, P., & Portus, M. (2018). Injury prevention of elite wheelchair racing athletes using simulation approaches. In Proceedings. online: MDPI. DOI
2018	Lewis, A., Phillips, E., Robertson, W., Grimshaw, P., & Portus, M. (2018). Intra-stroke profiling of wheelchair propulsion using inertial measurement units. In Proceedings (pp. 1-6). online: MDPI.
2016	Sobey, S. A., Grimshaw, P. N., Grainger, S., Robertson, W. S., Taylor, I., & Weston, M. (2016). A Low Cost, Wireless Spinal Motion Measurement Device. In P. Novais, & S. Konomi (Eds.), INTELLIGENT ENVIRONMENTS 2016 Vol. 21 (pp. 570-576). London, ENGLAND: IOS PRESS. DOI
2015	McLean, L., Chen, L., & Robertson, W. (2015). A robotic joint sensor. In Proceedings of the 2015 Australasian Conference on Robotics and Automation (pp. 1-8). Canberra, ACT: ARAA. Scopus2
2014	Leav, O., Eriksson, C., Cazzolato, B., Robertson, W., & Ding, B. (2014). A novel semi-active quasi-zero stiffness vibration isolation system using a constant-force magnetic spring and an electromagnetic linear motor. In Proceedings of 43rd International Congress on Noise Control Engineering (pp. 1-10). Melbourne, Victoria: Australian Acoustical Society.
2014	Prime, Z., Robertson, W., Cazzolato, B., Missingham, D., & Kestell, C. (2014). Using the Honours Project course to enhance engagement across all stakeholders. In Proceedings of the 2014 Canadian Engineering Education Association Conference (pp. 001-1-001-4). Cammore, Alberta: Canadian Engineering Education Association. DOI
2013	Shields, B., Robertson, W., Redmond, N., Jobson, R., Visser, R., Prime, Z., & Cazzolato, B. (2013). Falling cat robot lands on its feet. In Proceedings of the Australasian Conference on Robotics and Automation, ACRA 2013 (pp. 1-9). Online: ARAA. Scopus5
2013	Robertson, W., Cazzolato, B., & Zander, A. (2013). Planar analysis of a quasi-zero stiffness mechanism using inclined linear springs. In Terrance McMinn (Ed.), Proceedings of Acoustics 2013 Victor Harbor: Science, Technology and Amenity (pp. 1-6). South Australia: The Australian Acoustical Society. Scopus6
2013	Robertson, W., Cazzolato, B., & Zander, A. (2013). Experimental results of a 1D passive magnetic spring approaching quasi-zero stiffness and using active skyhook damping. In Terrance McMinn (Ed.), Proceedings of Acoustics 2013 Victor Harbor: Science, Technology and Amenity (pp. 1-8). South Australia: Australian Acoustical Society. Scopus1
2013	Robertson, W. (2013). A modern take on the theoretical modelling of inertial properties of a human body for biomechanical simulations. In J. Piantadosi, R. Anderssen, & J. Boland (Eds.), Proceedings of the 20th International Congress on Modelling and Simulation (MODSIM2013) (pp. 1-8). Australia: Modelling and Simulation Society of Australia and New Zealand.
2013	Robertson, W. (2013). A modern take on the theoretical modelling of inertial properties of a human body for biomechanical simulations. In Proceedings - 20th International Congress on Modelling and Simulation, MODSIM 2013 (pp. 768-774).
2012	Medwell, P., Grimshaw, P., Robertson, W., & Kelso, R. (2012). Developing sports engineering education in Australia. In Proceedings of the 9th Conference of the International Sports Engineering Association (ISEA) Vol. 34 (pp. 260-265). Netherlands: Elsevier BV. DOI Scopus3 WoS8
2011	Zhu, T., Cazzolato, B., Robertson, W., & Zander, A. (2011). The development of a 6 degree of freedom quasi-zero stiffness Maglev vibration isolator with adaptive-passive load support. In Proceedings of the 15th International Conference on Mechatronics Technology (pp. 1-6). Australia: ICMT secretariat.
2011	Frizenschaf, Y., Giles, S., Miller, J., Pitman, T., Stapleton, C., Cazzolato, B., & Robertson, W. (2011). Development of a magnetic levitation vibration isolator using inclined permanent magnet springs. In Proceedings of ACOUSTICS 2011 (pp. 1-7). CD: Australian Acoustical Society. Scopus4
2010	Robertson, W. (2010). Unicode mathematics in LaTeX: Advantages and challenges. In TUGboat, Volume 31, No 2 (pp. 211-220). United States: TeX Users Group.
2009	Robertson, W. (2009). Peter Wilson's Herries Press packages. In TUGboat, Volume 30, No 2 (pp. 290-292). United States: TeX Users Group.
2007	Robertson, W., Cazzolato, B., & Zander, A. (2007). Nonlinear control of a one axis magnetic spring. In Nicole Kessissoglou (Ed.), Proceedings of ICSV14 Vol. 4 (pp. 1-8). CDROM: AAS. Scopus5
2006	Robertson, W., Wood, R., Cazzolato, B., & Zander, A. (2006). Zero-stiffness magnetic springs for active vibration isolation. In M. Kidner, & C. Howard (Eds.), Proceedings of ACTIVE 2006 (pp. CDROM1-CDROM12). Australia: Australian Acoustical Society.
-	Haydon, D. S., Pinder, R. A., Grimshaw, P. N., & Robertson, W. S. P. (n.d.). Using a Robust Design Approach to Optimize Chair Set-up in Wheelchair Sport. In The 12th Conference of the International Sports Engineering Association. MDPI. DOI

Conference Items

Year	Citation
2021	Liu, M., Quarrington, R., Robertson, W., & Jones, C. (2021). Human passive neck stiffness and range of motion. Poster session presented at the meeting of The 12th Australasian Biomechanics Conference.
2018	Schubert, B. W., Robertson, W., Cazzolato, B., & Ghayesh, M. (2018). Phase dependence in bistable submerged wave energy converters. Poster session presented at the meeting of Australian Ocean Renewable Energy Symposium. Indian Ocean Marine Research Centre, University of Western Australia.
2017	Robertson, W. S. P. (2017). Open source comparison of regression-based body segment parameter models. Poster session presented at the meeting of 23rd Annual ANZORS Conference. Adelaide, Australia.
2017	Jones, C. F., Robertson, W. S. P., Gayen, M., & Freeman, B. J. C. (2017). An Articulated, Instrumented Neck for a Paramedic Training Mannequin: Proof-of-Concept Design and Testing. Poster session presented at the meeting of XXVI Congress of the International Society of Biomechanics. Brisbane, Australia.
2017	Sobey, S. A., Grimshaw, P. N., Grainger, S., & Robertson, W. S. P. (2017). Design of a New Smart Inertial Based Spinal Motion Measurement Device. Poster session presented at the meeting of XXVI Congress of the International Society of Biomechanics. Brisbane, Australia.
2017	Beaucage-Gauvreau, E., Thewlis, D., Graham, R., Robertson, W. S. P., Fraser, R. D., Freeman, B. J., & Jones, C. F. (2017). Validation of Full Body OpenSim Model With Detailed Lumbar Spine to Evaluate Biomechanics of Lifting Tasks. Poster session presented at the meeting of XXVI Congress of the International Society of Biomechanics. Brisbane, Australia.
2017	Jones, C. F., Robertson, W. S. P., Callary, S., Mulaibrahimovic, A., Kuliwaba, J., Gunzburg, R., . . . Freeman, B. J. (2017). Radiographic, Mechanical and Histological Evaluation of Fusion in an Ovine Model: Peek Interbody Cages With and Without a Porous Titanium Alloy Coating. Poster session presented at the meeting of XXVI Congress of the International Society of Biomechanics. Brisbane, Australia.
2017	Beaucage-Gauvreau, E., Thewlis, D., Robertson, W. S. P., Fraser, R. D., Freeman, B. J. C., & Jones, C. F. (2017). Biomechanical Investigation of a Braced Arm-To-Thigh Lifting Technique for Occupational Tasks, With Kinematic Analysis and Computer Modeling Approaches. Poster session presented at the meeting of XXVI Congress of the International Society of Biomechanics. Brisbane, Australia.
2017	Jones, C. F., robertson, W. S. P., gayen, M., & freeman, B. J. C. (2017). An articulated, instrumented, neck for a paramedic training mannequin: proof-of-concept design and testing. Poster session presented at the meeting of ANZORS-RSA Joint Conference. Adelaide.
2017	Jones, C. F., Robertson, W. S. P., Callary, S., mulaibrahimovic., Kuliwaba., Gunzburg, R., . . . Freeman. (2017). Radiographic, mechanical and histological evaluation of fusion using PEEK interbody cages with and without a porous titanium alloy coating, in an ovine model. Poster session presented at the meeting of ANZORS-RSA Joint Conference. Adelaide.
2017	beaucage-gauvreau., thewlis., robertson, W. S. P., fraser, R. D., freeman., & jones, C. F. (2017). Biomechanical investigation of a braced arm-to-thigh lifting technique for occupational tasks, with kinematic analysis and computer modeling approaches. Poster session presented at the meeting of ANZORS-RSA Joint Conference. Adelaide.
2017	Beaucage-Gauvreau, E., Thewlis, D., Graham, R., Robertson, W. S. P., Fraser, R., Freeman, B. J. C., & Jones, C. F. (2017). Validation of full body OpenSim model with detailed lumbar spine to evaluate biomechanics of lifting tasks. Poster session presented at the meeting of ANZORS-RSA Joint Conference. Adelaide.
2017	Jones, C. F., Robertson, W. S. P., Gayen, M., & Freeman, B. J. C. (2017). Proof-of-concept design and testing of an articulated and instrumented neck for a paramedic mannequin. Poster session presented at the meeting of Spine Society of Australia 28th Annual Scientific Meeting. Hobart.
2017	Jones, C. F., Robertson, W. S. P., Callary, S., Mulaibrahimovic, A., Kuliwaba, J., Gunzburg, R., . . . Freeman, B. J. C. (2017). Evaluation of fusion with a porous titanium alloy coated peek interbody cage in an ovine model. Poster session presented at the meeting of Spine Society of Australia 28th Annual Scientific Meeting. Hobart.
2017	Lewis, A., Robertson, W., Grimshaw, P., Phillips, E., & Portus, M. (2017). The effect of altering intensity thresholds in dual energy x-ray absorptiometry scans on the calculations of body segment masses. Poster session presented at the meeting of XVI International Symposium on Computer Simulation in Biomechanics. Gold Coast, Australia.
2017	Lewis, A. R., Phillips, E. J., Moore, V., Bartram, J., Grimshaw, P., Portus, M., & Robertson, W. S. P. (2017). The optimisation of trunk position for the 2016 Rio Paralympic wheelchair racing finals. Poster session presented at the meeting of 35th International Conference on Biomechanics in Sports. Cologne, Germany.
2017	Robertson, W. S., Pratt, D., Schubert, B., Kawashima, E., Papa, T., & Fraysse, F. (2017). 3D Human Body Scanning With Multiple Microsoft Kinect V2 Sensors. Poster session presented at the meeting of XXVI Congress of the International Society of Biomechanics. Brisbane.
2017	Lewis, A. R., Phillips, E. J., Portus, M., Grimshaw, P., & Robertson, W. (2017). Changes in leg pressure during modes of wheelchair propulsion. Poster session presented at the meeting of XXVI Congress of the International Society of Biomechanics.
2017	Lewis, A., Phillips, E. J., Periac, F., Portus, M., Grimshaw, P., & Robertson, W. (2017). Does glove type influence wheelchair propulsion symmetry in junior athletes?. Poster session presented at the meeting of XXVI Congress of the International Society of Biomechanics.
2017	Haydon, D. S., Pinder, R. A., Grimshaw, P., & Robertson, W. S. P. (2017). Intra-Stroke Acceleration Profile Of An Elite Mid-Point Wheelchair Rugby Player. Poster session presented at the meeting of XXVI Congress of the International Society of Biomechanics. Brisbane, Australia.
2017	Haydon, D. S., Pinder, R. A., Grimshaw, P., & Robertson, W. S. P. (2017). Alterations In Pressure Distribution During Agility Activities In Wheelchair Rugby. Poster session presented at the meeting of XXVI Congress of the International Society of Biomechanics. Brisbane, Australia.
2016	Haydon, D. S., Pinder, R. A., Grimshaw, P., & Robertson, W. (2016). Propulsion in Elite Low-point Classification Rugby Wheelchair Athletes. Poster session presented at the meeting of International Society of Biomechanics in Sport. Tsukuba, Japan.
2016	Robertson, W. S. P. (2016). An online repository of body segment parameter models. Poster session presented at the meeting of 10th Australasian Biomechanics Conference. Melbourne, Australia. DOI
2015	Robertson, W. S. P. (2015). Body segment parameter estimation using Hatze’s geometric model. Poster session presented at the meeting of ANZORS 21st Annual Scientific Meeting. Auckland, NZ. DOI

Theses

Year Citation
2013 Robertson, W. (2013). Modelling and design of magnetic levitation systems for vibration isolation. (PhD Thesis, University of Adelaide).

Year	Citation
2013	Robertson, W. (2013). Modelling and design of magnetic levitation systems for vibration isolation. (PhD Thesis, University of Adelaide).

Software

Year	Citation
2019	Beaucage-Gauvreau, É., Jones, C., Thewlis, D., Robertson, W., Freeman, B., Fraser, R., . . . Brandon, S. (2019). Lifting Full-Body (LFB) Model [Online]. https://simtk.org/projects/lfbmodel: SimTK.
2019	Beaucage-Gauvreau, É., Jones, C., Thewlis, D., Robertson, W., Freeman, B., Fraser, R., . . . Brandon, S. (2019). Lifting Full-Body (LFB) Model [Online]. https://simtk.org/projects/lfbmodel: SimTK.
-	Robertson, W. (n.d.). Magcode: models of magnetic fields, forces, and interactions [Computer Software]. DOI

Title	Fund/Org	Year
"A data fusion approach to biometrics for person identification"	University of Adelaide Interdisciplinary Research Fund & DSTG	2017
"A new tool for improving and evaluating neck immobilisation devices and techniques: articulated, instrumented neck for paramedic training mannequin"	AOSpine	2017
"Validation of a full-body musculoskeletal model with detailed lumbar spine, for estimating spinal muscle and joint loads in bending and lifting tasks"	AOSpine	2017
ECMS Future Research Support Scheme	University of Adelaide	2016
ECMS Future Research Support Fellowship	University of Adelaide	2015
Bursary to attend ANZORS conference, Auckland, NZ	ANZORS	2015
ECMS Faculty Excellence in Teaching Award	University of Adelaide	2014
e-Assessment by Design Grant	University of Adelaide	2014
Engineering Engagement Award	AAEE	2013
"Prosthetic attachment for transfemoral amputees"	MDRG	2011
Bursary to attend TUG conference, San Francisco, USA	TeX Users Group	2010
Bursary to attend ICSV conference, Cairns, Australia	Australian Acoustical Society	2007

Mechanical Engineering Honours Projects coordinator (2012, 2014–present)
Advanced PID Control (2011–2012, 2015–present)
Dynamics and Control II — Automatic Control II (2012, 2015–2016)
Advanced Vibrations — Digital Signal Processing and Machine Condition Monitoring (2015–2016)
Biomechanical Engineering (2015)
Sports Engineering I (2010–2014)
Sports Engineering III (2013–2014)

Current Higher Degree by Research Supervision (University of Adelaide)

Date	Role	Research Topic	Program	Degree Type	Student Load	Student Name
2022	Co-Supervisor	Developing a frictionless rig for skin friction drag measurement	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Mr Yuxin Yang
2022	Co-Supervisor	Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries and Soccer stud configuration	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Mr Danyon Loud
2022	Principal Supervisor	Prioritisation of Communications Bandwidth to Enable Mission Success	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Mr Wui Kei Yung
2021	Co-Supervisor	Optimal control of global flow trajectories	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Mr Sean McGowan
2020	Co-Supervisor	Development and validation of an integrated gait recognition system with a deep-learning architecture.	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Mr Kayne Andrew Duncanson
2020	Co-Supervisor	Cervical Spine Biomechanics with application to a novel Patient Simulator	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Miss Mingyue Liu
2018	Principal Supervisor	Permanent Magnet Linear Synchronous Motor Design for Vibration Control with a Stewart Platform	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Mr Matthew Forbes

Past Higher Degree by Research Supervision (University of Adelaide)

Date	Role	Research Topic	Program	Degree Type	Student Load	Student Name
2019 - 2021	Co-Supervisor	Nonlinear scale-dependent deformation behaviour of beam and plate structures	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Mr Ali Farajpour Ouderji
2018 - 2022	Principal Supervisor	Interactions Between Polyhedral Permanent Magnets	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Mr James Lawrence Grady O'Connell
2017 - 2021	Principal Supervisor	Performance Enhancement of Submerged Ocean Wave Energy Converter using Nonlinear Stiffness	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Mr Benjamin Wilhelm Schubert
2016 - 2019	Co-Supervisor	High-Order Robotic Joint Sensing with Multiple Accelerometer and Gyroscope Systems	Master of Philosophy	Master	Full Time	Laurence McLean
2015 - 2019	Co-Supervisor	Three-Dimensional Measurement of Spinal Kinematics and Whole-Body Activity Recognition	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Mr Sammuel Aleck Sobey
2015 - 2018	Co-Supervisor	Optimisation of the Rugby Wheelchair for Performance	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Mr David Scott Haydon
2015 - 2019	Co-Supervisor	Performance Benefits of Customised Seating Interfaces for Elite Wheelchair Racing Athletes	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Amy Rebecca Lewis
2013 - 2014	Co-Supervisor	Six Degree of Freedom Active Vibration Isolation Using Quasi-Zero Stiffness Magnetic Levitation	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Mr Tao Zhu

Other Supervision Activities

Date	Role	Research Topic	Location	Program	Supervision Type	Student Load	Student Name
2017 - ongoing	Principal Supervisor	Magnetically Levitating Slice Motor	The University of Adelaide	Bachelor of Engineering	Honours	Part Time	Dominic Burnet, John Habis, Caleb McMahon, James O'Connell

Board Memberships

Date Role Board name Institution name Country
2017 - ongoing Board Member TeX Users Group - -

Date	Role	Board name	Institution name	Country
2017 - ongoing	Board Member	TeX Users Group	-	-

Committee Memberships

Date	Role	Committee	Institution	Country
2017 - ongoing	Member	Transmag 2018 Conference Programme Committee	IEEE Transactions on Magnetics	-
2017 - ongoing	Member	Figshare reference group	-	-
2017 - ongoing	Member	ACUR academic program committee	-	-
2017 - ongoing	Member	PAF Tool Innovations Framework	The University of Adelaide	-
2017 - 2017	Member	Finance System Upgrade ECMS Champion	The University of Adelaide	-
2017 - 2017	Member	Interview panel – ECMS Outreach and Events Senior Officer, HEO6	The University of Adelaide	-
2017 - ongoing	Member	Finance and Procurement Manager's Choice Award Panel	The University of Adelaide	-
2017 - ongoing	Member	Three Minute Thesis ECMS Judging Panel	-	-
2015 - 2016	Member	LMS Review	-	-

Consulting/Advisories

Date Institution Department Organisation Type Country
2014 - ongoing The University of Adelaide - - -

Date	Institution	Department	Organisation Type	Country
2014 - ongoing	The University of Adelaide	-	-	-

Position: Senior Lecturer
Phone: 83133599
Email: will.robertson@adelaide.edu.au
Fax: 83134367
Campus: North Terrace
Building: Engineering South, floor 2
Org Unit: Mechanical Engineering

Dr Will Robertson

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