Dr. Haney is a Senior Staff Consultant for Engineering Systems Inc. (ESi). His background includes biomedical engineering and industrial engineering with a focus on biomechanics, ergonomics, and occupational safety. He has extensive experience conducting human motion analyses and evaluating human behavior, performance, and mental workload in experimental studies related to workplace safety.
Prior to joining ESi, Dr. Haney was a Research Biomedical Engineer at the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH). His previous research investigated human motion behavior and perceived safety during human-robot interaction in the workplace. He has presented his work at a variety of professional scientific conferences and has published several peer-reviewed journal articles and conference proceedings.
Areas of Expertise
Publications
- Effects of robot arm design and movement speed during human-robot interaction, Applied Ergonomics, 129, 104578, January 2025
- Case study evaluation of an auditory alert for an autonomous mobile robot, Robotics Tomorrow, May 2025
- Enhancing Safety in Collaborative Workspaces: Defining Attention and Avoidance Zones Using Path Planning With Mobile Robotic Systems, Proceedings of the ASME 2024 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition. Volume 11: Safety Engineering, Risk and Reliability Analysis; Research Posters, November 2024
- A Literature Review on Safety Perception and Trust during Human-Robot Interaction with Autonomous Mobile Robots That Apply to Industrial Environments, IISE Transactions on Occupational Ergonomics and Human Factors, 1-22, January 2024
- Safety Perception and Behaviors during Human-Robot Interaction in Virtual Environments, Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting, 64(1), 2087-2091, January 2021
- The Effect of Prolonged Walking with Intermittent Standing on Erector Spinae and Soleus Muscle Oxygenation and Discomfort, Journal of sports science & medicine, 18(2), 337, January 2019
- Modeling Hand Trajectories during Sequential Reach Movements in a Pulley Threading Task, Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting, 62(1), 823-827, January 2018
- Spatial and Temporal Patterns in Sequential Precision Reach Movements, Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting, 61(1), 929-930, January 2017
- A Pilot Study of the Effects of Pulley Location and Design Parameters on Hand Movements during Pulley Threading Operations, Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting, 60(1), 908-912, January 2016