ELVE3510 Biomedical Instrumentations Course description

Basic knowledge of and methods for measuring medical signals, sensors and medical devices, including technical medical safety and protocols. After completing the course, the students will;be able to understand the design and safety of;the most important medical instrumentations that are;used in diagnostics, monitoring, and treatment of patients.

Builds on ELI2300 Dynamic Systems

No requirements over and above the admission requirements.

After completing the course, the student is expected to have achieved the following learning outcomes defined in terms of knowledge, skills and general competence:

Knowledge

The student will learn about the role of a medical technical engineer and about medical technical safety and electrical safety requirements and protocols for medical technical equipment (IEC60601 and IEC62351). The student will also learn about the technical background for the classification of medical;instruments used in diagnostics or treatment.

After completing the course, the student is expected to:

• understand bio-instrumentation relating to bio-electrical signals such as ECG, EMG, EEG etc.
• be able to explain the basic measurement technique behind biomedical sensors or vital sign monitoring parameters;such as oxygen, oxygen saturation, blood pressure or;temperature
• have knowledge of treatment equipment such as "heart-lung" machines, defibrillators, ventilators, dialysis and infusion pumps, diathermy and surgical cutting tools

Skills

The student is capable of

• classifying and explaining the functioning and components of diagnostic and treatment equipment, and discussing medical technical safety for the instrument in question
• using their knowledge to design electronic circuits that meet requirements for medical technical instruments in accordance with IEC60601

General competence

The student is capable of:

• discussing and describing the design of treatment equipment and monitoring instruments in light of safety requirements and regulations relating to medical technical equipment

After completing the course, the student is expected to have achieved the following learning outcomes defined in terms of knowledge, skills, and general competence:;

Knowledge;

After completing the;course;the student has basic knowledge in control systems, including:;;

• systems represented as differential equations, state-space models and transfer functions;
• linearization of nonlinear systems;
• block diagrams and block diagram algebra;
• basic principles of;numerical;simulation;

• stability of feedback systems;
• basic understanding of PID controllers, including;controller tuning with experimental and frequency response methods.;;
• impact of time-delays on the stability of control systems;
• designing of first order lead and lag controllers;
• feedforward control and cascade control

• observability and controllability in linear systems;
• basic understanding of multivariable control techniques;
• basic understanding of state estimation and observers;;

Skills;

The student is capable of:;

• analyzing simple control systems with regards to stability;and performance;
• designing controllers;and state estimators;
• carrying out numerical simulations of;control systems;

General competence;

The student:;

• has an overall, detailed understanding of;control systems;;
• Is able to;communicate; aspects;of control systems;to other colleagues and;non expert;persons;

Lectures, exercises and laboratory assignments.

The following coursework is compulsory and must be approved before the student can sit the exam:

• Four compulsory exercises with submission, estimated time 4 hours each
• Four compulsory lab assignment with report, estimated time 4 hours each

Individual written exam, 3 hours

The exam result can be appealed.

In the event of a resit or rescheduled exam, an oral examination may be used instead. In case an oral exam is used, the examination result cannot be appealed.

A handheld calculator that cannot be used for wireless communication or to perform symbolic calculations. If the calculator’s internal memory can store data, the memory must be deleted before the exam. Random checks may be carried out

Grade scale A-F.

One examiner. The course may be selected for grading by external examiners.