The aim is the development o f the specific competencies for the study of the biological systems from the bioengineering point of view. The presented approach deals with the chain biological system-model-measurement and is devoted to specific applications such as the diagnosis, the therapy, the rehabilitation, the ergonomics and the sport medicine. The aim is the acquisition of the competencies for the use of the biomedical instrumentation contained in a human movement laboratory. The students will be exposed to the main hardware and software tools needed to i) design measurement chains, ii) define the population under exam, iii) extract the information from the recorded data.
teacher profile teaching materials
• The electronics equipment of an experiment al laboratory.
• Systems and sensor for the acquisitions and measure of biomedical data and signals: sensors for human movement analysis and for electrophysiological signals, signal conditioning and acquisition systems.
• Experimental protocols for the acquisition of data: from the sensor to the digitization and storage on a computer.
• The organization of the acquisition phase of biomedical data and signals.
• The virtual instrumentation for the management of the experimental data: fundamentals of Labview.
• Laboratory experience on selected devices typical of the human movement analysis laboratory
• BRONZINO - BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING HANDBOOK, TAYLOR AND FRANCIS GROUP
• ONLINE TUTORIALS ON moodle2 web platform
Programme
The course aims to prepare students to the activities of a typical laboratory experimental research, on both design and practical aspects, in which the typical methods of biomedical engineering are applied, with particular reference to the arguments presented in the first module of the course. During teaching hours, the applicative concepts necessary to carry out laboratory work will be provided, with particular reference to the following topics:• The electronics equipment of an experiment al laboratory.
• Systems and sensor for the acquisitions and measure of biomedical data and signals: sensors for human movement analysis and for electrophysiological signals, signal conditioning and acquisition systems.
• Experimental protocols for the acquisition of data: from the sensor to the digitization and storage on a computer.
• The organization of the acquisition phase of biomedical data and signals.
• The virtual instrumentation for the management of the experimental data: fundamentals of Labview.
• Laboratory experience on selected devices typical of the human movement analysis laboratory
Core Documentation
• BRONZINO - BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING HANDBOOK, TAYLOR AND FRANCIS GROUP
• ONLINE TUTORIALS ON moodle2 web platform
Type of evaluation
The evaluation is based on an interview and a practical test on the activities carried out in the laboratory.