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Transducers and Sensors in Biomedicine

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Course Unit Code450-2013/03
Number of ECTS Credits Allocated4 ECTS credits
Type of Course Unit *Compulsory
Level of Course Unit *First Cycle
Year of Study *First Year
Semester when the Course Unit is deliveredWinter Semester
Mode of DeliveryFace-to-face
Language of InstructionCzech
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites There are no prerequisites or co-requisites for this course unit
Name of Lecturer(s)Personal IDName
AUG011prof. Ing. Martin Augustynek, Ph.D.
Summary
Lectures are preparing student for obtaining and analyzing signal from human body by different physical Metod of measurement. The main part is concentrated on medical sensor design, principles,utilization and calibration.
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
Students are introduced into the biomedical sensors construction, utilization and calibration. The goal of the course is to measure and transfer the biological signal from the human body by different methods.
Course Contents
Lectures:
1. Sensors and their distribution
Sensor, Intelligent Sensor, Sensor Division, Measurement String,
2. Characteristics and characteristics of sensors,
Static properties and characteristics, Dynamic properties and characteristics, Measurement errors
3. Pressure sensors
Blood pressure, Sensors for noninvasive measurement, Sensors for invasive measurement
4. Flow sensors
Basic concepts, Flow sensors division, Basic flow measurement methods, Electromagnetic flow sensors, Flow sensors, Sensors with differential pressure gauges, Ultrasonic flow sensors
5. Thermal value sensors
Physical principle of temperature, Contact body temperature measurement, Non-contact body temperature measurement
6. Sensors of chemical quantities
Chemical Sensor Definitions of Chemical Sensors, Principles of Chemical Sensors, Principles of Chemical Sensors, Overview of Principles and Measured Quantities of Chemical Sensors, Chemical Sensors Using Physical Principle, Chemical Sensors Using the Physical-Chemical Principle
7. Biopotential electrodes
Half-Cell Potential, Materials for Electrode Production, Electrode Properties, Types of Biopotential Electrodes
8. Biosensors
9. Sensors of biomagnetic fields
Parameters of magnetic sensors, Basic types of magnetic sensors, Magnetopneumography
10. Ionizing radiation detectors
Ionizing Radiation Detectors, Spectrometer Detectors, Semiconductor Detectors, Imaging Radiation Detectors, Camera Particle Detectors, Primary Dosimetric Units and Quantities, Photodetectors, Ionizing Detectors,
11. Acoustic sensors
Physical Principles of Acoustics, Physiology of Acoustics, Phonocardiography, Measurement of Degree of Hearing Damage
12. Sensors of mechanical quantities
Angle Sensors, Accelerometers, Gyroscopes,
13. Principles of alcohol measurement
Alcohol, Methanol, Ethanol, Alcohol measurement units, Alcohol detection methods in the human body
14. Development of new technologies

Laboratory excercise:
Introduction to laboratory rules, safety indoctrination
Laboratory exercise no.1 - solid-state temperature sensor
Laboratory exercise no.2 - solid-state pressure sensors
Laboratory exercise no.3 – Hall phenomena, magnetic field measurement
Consultation for the exercise 1-3
Laboratory exercise no.4 – solid state sensor with temperature measurement in pulse width modulated signal
Laboratory exercise no.5 – solid sgtate image sensors
Laboratory exercise no.6 – photoelectric sensors of positon
Consultation for the exercise 3-6
Laboratory exercise no.7 - monolithic accelerometer
Laboratory exercise no.8 – dynamic characteristics of solid state sensors
Laboratory exercise no.9 – chemical sensor measurement pH
Laboratory exercise no.10 – flow sensor measurement
Consultation for the exercise 7-10

Projects: Each student gets awarded throughout the semester one larger project that works with the use of measuring and computing.
Creating a separate project no. 1. Design and implementation of a system for measurement and evaluation of data from the sensors.
Recommended or Required Reading
Required Reading:
TOGAWA, Tatsuo, Toshiyo TAMURA a P. ÅKE ÖBERG. Biomedical Sensors and Instruments. 2nd ed. Hoboken: CRC Press, 2011. ISBN 978-142-0090-796.
WANG, Ping a Qingjun. LIU. Biomedical sensors and measurement. Heidelberg: Springer, c2011. Advanced topics in science and technology in China. ISBN 978-364-2195-259.
M. Penhaker, Snímače a senzory v biomedicíně, 1. vyd. ed. Ostrava: Vysoká škola báňská - Technická univerzita Ostrava, 2013.
J. Spišak, M. Imramovský, and M. Penhaker, Snímače a senzory v biomedicíně, 1. vyd. ed. Ostrava: VŠB - Technická univerzita Ostrava, 2007.
TOGAWA, Tatsuo, Toshiyo TAMURA a P. ÅKE ÖBERG. Biomedical Sensors and Instruments. 2nd ed. Hoboken: CRC Press, 2011. ISBN 978-142-0090-796.
Recommended Reading:
Senzor technology and Devices,Boston,London, 1994,ISBN 0-89006-532-2
Randy,F. Understanding smart sensors,Boston,London,1996, ISBN 0-89006-824-0
WANG, Ping a Qingjun. LIU. Biomedical sensors and measurement. Heidelberg: Springer, c2011. Advanced topics in science and technology in China. ISBN 978-364-2195-259.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lectures, Individual consultations, Experimental work in labs
Assesment methods and criteria
Task TitleTask TypeMaximum Number of Points
(Act. for Subtasks)
Minimum Number of Points for Task Passing
Credit and ExaminationCredit and Examination100 (100)51
        CreditCredit40 21
        ExaminationExamination60 31