Course Description
Lab-based design and realization of electronic devices with a biomedical emphasis. Multidisciplinary teams select a biomedical application as a semester project and plan, design, and build a prototype that typically combines elements of sensors, controls, and mechatronics with embedded software. A lecture component complements this problem-based learning course.
Additional Requirements for Graduate Students:
Graduate students will be required to explore and present to the class commercially available solutions to their design projects with an emphasis on either highly integrated IC solutions or industrial capabilities that are not available in the lab for prototyping. Students will also explore and present to the class specific design requirements that would be expected in a commercial device, notably with respect to safety, defined failure behavior, and ergonomics. These assignments include a written report that will be graded for graduate credit.
On a few, defined occasions, assist undergraduate teams in design or troubleshooting (learning-by-doing).
Athena Title
Applied Biomed Instrumentation
Prerequisite
ENGR 2170-2170L or ENGR 2170E or ECSE 2170-2170L or ECSE 2170H
Corequisite
ELEE 4230/6230 or ELEE 4230E/6230E or ECSE 4230 or BIOE 3720 or ELEE 4220/6220
Semester Course Offered
Offered every odd-numbered year.
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Course Objectives
By the end of this course, students should have: • Gained an understanding of the interaction of discrete electronics with microcontrollers. • Gained an understanding of how to sense and influence the environment (sensors and actuators). • Obtained the ability to translate design goals into a circuit schematic. • Obtained understanding of the interaction of hardware and software. • Understood the design-for-safety concept and the impact of design failures on the safety of the product. • Built a working prototype of an electronic device with a biomedical application. By the end of this course, graduate students should also have: • Attained the ability to identify commercial solutions (such as integrated circuits or functional modules) and learned how to use datasheets and related documentation. • Gained an understanding of higher-level design requirements for biomedical devices, such as ergonomics, patient safety, and designed failure behavior.
Topical Outline
1. Overview: From design goals to prototype 2. Measuring biomedical signals 3. Analog components 4. Digital components: Gates, flipflops, counters 5. ADC and DAC 6. Microcontrollers 7. Microcontrollers (cont’d) 8. Interfacing microcontrollers with analog and digital systems 9. Interfacing microcontrollers with sensors and actuators 10. Circuit realization: Breadboard prototypes, circuit boards 11. Troubleshooting 12. Electrical hazards and electrical safety 13. Reducing EMI sensitivity and noise 14. Presentation of student projects (1) 15. Presentation of student projects (2)
Syllabus