Research Engineer
CAVS (Center for Advanced Vehicular Systems)
Fields of Research/Interest:
- Wearable Technology
- Stretch sensors
- Signal processing
- Human factors
- Human performance
- Data analysis
- Data visualization
Education
B.S Computer Engineering, Mississippi State University
M.S Electrical and Computer Engineering, Mississippi State University
Publications
Saucier, D., Davarzani, S., Burch V, R. F., Chander, H., Strawderman, L., Freeman, C., Ogden, L., Petway, A., Duvall, A., Crane, C., & Piroli, A. (2021). External Load and Muscle Activation Monitoring of NCAA Division I Basketball Team Using Smart Compression Shorts. Sensors. MDPI. 21(16), 5348. DOI:10.3390/s21165348. [Abstract] [Document]
Talegaonkar, P., Saucier, D., Carroll, W., Peranich, P. L., Parker, E., Middleton, C., Davarzani, S., Turner, A., Persons, A. K., Casey, L., Burch V, R. F., Ball, J. E., Chander, H., Knight, A., Luczak, T., Smith, B. K., & Prabhu, R. (2020). Closing the Wearable Gap-Part VII: A Retrospective of Stretch Sensor Tool Kit Development for Benchmark Testing. Electronics. MDPI. 9(9), 1457. DOI:10.3390/electronics9091457. [Abstract]
Saucier, D., Davarzani, S., Turner, A., Luczak, T., Nguyen, P., Carroll, W., Burch V, R. F., Ball, J. E., Smith, B. K., Chander, H., Knight, A., & Prabhu, R. (2019). Closing the Wearable Gap-Part IV: 3D Motion Capture Cameras Versus Soft Robotic Sensors Comparison of Gait Movement Assessment. Electronics. MDPI. 8(12), 1382. DOI:10.3390/electronics8121382. [Abstract] [Document]
Saucier, D., Luczak, T., Nguyen, P., Davarzani, S., Peranich, P. L., Ball, J. E., Burch V, R. F., Smith, B. K., Chander, H., Knight, A., & Prabhu, R. (2019). Closing the Wearable Gap-Part II: Sensor Orientation and Placement for Foot and Ankle Joint Kinematic Measurements. Sensors. MDPI. 19(16), 3509. DOI:10.3390/s19163509. [Abstract] [Document]
Luczak, T., Saucier, D., Burch V, R. F., Ball, J. E., Chander, H., Knight, A., Wei, P., & Iftekhar, T. (2018). Closing the Wearable Gap: Mobile Systems for Kinematic Signal Monitoring of the Foot and Ankle. Electronics. MDPI. 7(7), 117. DOI:10.3390/electronics7070117. [Abstract] [Document]
Other:
David Saucier is a research engineer for the Human Factors and Athlete Engineering Department at CAVS. He has assisted with planning, design, implementation and data analysis for multiple studies validating stretch sensor technology as a means for collecting motion data in comparison to gold standard technology. He is also the lab lead for the Human Performance Lab and assists students and other researchers with training on the motion capture system as well as study design.