Dr Andrew John McDaid
BE (Hons), PhD
Research | Current
- Medical devices - design and control
- Rehabilitation robotics and wearables
- Artifical intelligence and machine learning
- Functional electrical stimulation (FES) - Neuroprosthetics
- Smart materials and soft robotics
- Intelligent and adaptive control systems
- Physiological control (EEG, HD-EMG)
- Neuroscience and human motor control/learning
- Gamification
- Novel additive manufacturing for customised medical devices
Research currently funded by:
Health Research Council (HRC), RSNZ, MBIE, Callaghan Innovation, Auckland Medical Research Foundation (AMRF), Cure Kids, NZ Artifical Limb Service, US Office of Naval Research (ONR), Lottery Health Research Board, Ministry of Social Development, The University of Auckland
Teaching | Current
Director - Medical Devices & Technologies Program
ENGGEN770 - Medical Device Technologies
MECHENG736 - Biomechatronic Systems
MECHENG762 - Mechatronics Research Project
MECHENG322 - Control Systems
MECHENG312 - Sensors and Actuators
MECHENG201 - Electronics and Computing for Mechanical Engineers
Postgraduate supervision
PhD
ME (Research)
MEngSt (Medical Devices and Technolgies)
MEngSt (Mechanical Engineering)
Distinctions/Honours
RSNZ Rutherford Discovery Fellowship
UoA Early Career Research Excellence Award - 2015
AUEA Emerging Researcher Award - 2015
RSNZ Marsden Grant - 2014
Spark Ideas Challenge Winner - 2014
AMP 'Do Your Thing' Award - 2012
Best Student Paper Award, IEEE/ASME AIM2011 Conference
Responsibilities
Programme Director - Medical Devices & Technologies
Postgraduate Advisor (Research) - Mechanical Engineering
Outreach (incl schools liason) - Mechanical Engineering
Committees/Professional groups/Services
Faculty of Engineering Research Committee
Member IEEE
Member ASME
Selected publications and creative works (Research Outputs)
- Jayaneththi, V. R., Aw, K., Sharma, M., Wen, J., Svirskis, D., & McDaid, A. J. (2019). Controlled transdermal drug delivery using a wireless magnetic microneedle patch: Preclinical device development. SENSORS AND ACTUATORS B-CHEMICAL, 29710.1016/j.snb.2019.126708
Other University of Auckland co-authors: Kean Aw, Manisha Sharma, Jingyuan Wen, Darren Svirskis - Dwivedi, A., Kwon, Y., McDaid, A. J., & Liarokapis, M. (2019). A Learning Scheme for EMG Based Decoding of Dexterous, In-Hand Manipulation Motions. IEEE transactions on neural systems and rehabilitation engineering : a publication of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 27 (10), 2205-2215. 10.1109/tnsre.2019.2936622
Other University of Auckland co-authors: Minas Liarokapis, Anany Dwivedi - Jayaneththi, V. R., Aw, K. C., & McDaid, A. J. (2019). Coupled magneto-mechanical modeling of non-linear ferromagnetic diaphragm systems. International Journal of Mechanical Sciences, 155, 360-369. 10.1016/j.ijmecsci.2019.03.003
Other University of Auckland co-authors: Kean Aw - Ward, S. H., Wiedemann, L., Stinear, J., Stinear, C., & McDaid, A. (2018). The effect of a novel gait retraining device on lower limb kinematics and muscle activation in healthy adults. Journal of biomechanics, 77, 183-189. 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2018.07.012
Other University of Auckland co-authors: Cathy Stinear, Sarah Ward - Hope, J., Vanholsbeeck, F., & McDaid, A. (2018). A model of electrical impedance tomography implemented in nerve-cuff for neural-prosthetics control. Physiological measurement, 39 (4)10.1088/1361-6579/aab73a
Other University of Auckland co-authors: Frederique Vanholsbeeck - Jayaneththi, V. R., Viloria, J., Wiedemann, L. G., Jarrett, C., & McDaid, A. J. (2017). Robotic assessment of neuromuscular characteristics using musculoskeletal models: A pilot study. Computers in Biology and Medicine, 86, 82-89. 10.1016/j.compbiomed.2017.05.007
- Jarrett, C., & McDaid, A. J. (2017). Robust control of a cable-driven soft exoskeleton joint for intrinsic human-robot interaction. IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering, 25 (7), 976-986. 10.1109/TNSRE.2017.2676765
- Jarrett, C., & McDaid, A. (2017). Virtual normalisation of physical impairment: A pilot study to evaluate motor learning in presence of physical impairment. Frontiers in Neuroscience, 1110.3389/fnins.2017.00101
Identifiers
Contact details
Primary office location
ENGINEERING BLOCK 5 - Bldg 405
Level 8, Room 839
5 GRAFTON RD
AUCKLAND CENTRAL
AUCKLAND 1010
New Zealand