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Biomedical Instrumentation
Responsible Lecturer:
Detailed Course Description:
- Language: English
- Semester: 1, Fall
- ECTS: 5
Description: The first part of this course starts with a motivating type of electronic implant: the cardiac pacemaker. This helps students to understand the questions and problems associated with such devices. Students then learn more about some of the topics that are important in the context of electronic implants. In the second part of the course, measurement of the circulatory system (e.g., blood pressure, blood flow) and measurement of the respiratory system (e.g., breathing, gas flow, spirometry, plethysmography) are treated. During the third part, current projects and applications are presented. Although many applications are discussed, one important goal of this course is to teach students some engineering basics (in particular electrical engineering, sensors, measurement technology).
Prerequisites:
- Skill(s): Electrical engineering fundamentals
Recommended Courses/Skills:
- Course(s): Electrical Engineering
Required Material or Equipment:
- Laptop required
Distribution of Course Materials:
- Course materials are regularly posted on Ilias (www.ilias.unibe.ch).
Textbook(s) and other Reading Material:
- J. G. Webster, Ed., Medical Instrumentation: Application and Design, 4th ed. Wiley, 2010.
Course Policies and Classroom Rules of Conduct:
- Academic dishonesty, plagiarism, and any other kind of fraud will lead to the exclusion from the course.
Exam:
- Type: written
- Language: English
- Accepted tools: No aids except a dictionary and a scientific calculator (not programmed) are allowed.
- Conditions on re-exam may be different.
