EBME 310. Principles of Biomedical Instrumentation
Description
Physical, chemical and biological principles for biomedical
measurements. Modular blocks and system integration.
Sensors for displacement, force, pressure, flow,
temperature, biopotentials, chemical composition
of body fluids and biomaterial characterization.
Patient safety.
Course Goals
Instrumentation is a key element of both health care
and biomedical research. The teaching objective of
this course is to provide the students with an instrumentation "toolbox":
a set of quantitative skills that enable state-of-the-art
design of engineering solutions to medical problems
using transducers and instruments. The course will
be accompanied by EBME 360, a 1-credit lab course,
to enhance understanding of the principles by hands-on
experience with many of the transducers and instruments
taught in the lectures.
Specific course objectives are:
1. To learn how to measure physical/chemical/biological
variables relevant to medicine and biology using
state-of-the-art instrumentation.
2. To learn how to design instruments useful to the
medical community.
3. To become aware of real-life contemporary biomedical
problems that can be addressed by instrumentation.
4. To learn how to work effectively in teams (in EBME
360).
Prerequisites
All BME sequences meet the requirements in circuits,
electronics and systems by the junior year. This
course is taken only by Juniors and Seniors.
Class/laboratory Schedule
Three 50 minute lectures each week (accompanied by
labs in EBME 360).
Typical Class Size
65
Semesters and Years Offered
Spring every year
Computer Usage
Many assignments (but not all) require computer usage
for calculations and plotting (commercial software
accessible to all students can be used).
Laboratory Projects
Weekly labs offered in EBME 360,
accompanying this lecture course
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