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Transducers and Sensors in Biomedicine

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Course Unit Code450-8601/02
Number of ECTS Credits Allocated5 ECTS credits
Type of Course Unit *Choice-compulsory type B
Level of Course Unit *Second Cycle
Year of Study *First Year
Semester when the Course Unit is deliveredSummer Semester
Mode of DeliveryFace-to-face
Language of InstructionCzech
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites Course succeeds to compulsory courses of previous semester
Name of Lecturer(s)Personal IDName
AUG011prof. Ing. Martin Augustynek, Ph.D.
Summary
In the subject Sensors and Sensors in Biomedicine are gradually discussed individual biomedical sensors and sensors in the context of physical principles and specific construction.They are also dealt with by a difference from conventional industrial sensors and their parameters. Part of the subject is also a description and analysis of partial static and dynamic parameters of sensors and their reasons for use in medicine.
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 to 5 Electronics in Medicine: the electrical characteristics of living organisms, cells, tissue irritation electrical impulses conduction tissues.
6 to 7 bipolar and unipolar sensing biopotentials, electric current effects on living tissue.
8 to 9 bioelectric sensing parameters, sensors: resistive, semiconductor strain gauge, temperature.
10 to 11 bioelectric sensing parameters, sensors: photoelectric, inductive, capacitive, piezoelectric sensing electrodes.
12th Amplifiers electrical biosignals.
13th record biosensing and potentials
14. e Some biomedical terms of requirements for recording systems.

Labs:
Practical exercises in laboratories and tutorials to jobs:
Laboratory project 1 - Semiconductor temperature sensors.
Laboratory project 2 - Semiconductor pressure sensors.
Laboratory project No.3 - Magnetic field sensors utilizing the Hall effect.
Laboratory task No.4 - monolithic accelerometer
Laboratory task # 5 - Dynamic characteristics of semiconductor optical radiation sensors.
Laboratory task No.6 - Contactless Current Sensor with Hall probe.
Laboratory task No.7 - Semiconductor temperature sensor with pulse width modulated output signal.
Laboratory project No.8 - semiconductor image sensors.
Laboratory task No.9 - photoelectric encoder PSD.
Laboratory task No.10 - Free theme
Recommended or Required Reading
Required Reading:
[1] TOGAWA, Tatsuo, Toshiyo TAMURA a P. ÅKE ÖBERG. Biomedical Sensors and Instruments. 2nd ed. Hoboken: CRC Press, 2011. ISBN 978-142-0090-796.
[2] 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.
[1] Penhaker, M. Snímače a senzory v biomedicíně, 1. vyd. ed. Ostrava: VŠB - Technická univerzita Ostrava, 2013.
[2] Spišak, J., a kol. Snímače a senzory v biomedicíně, 1.vyd., Ostrava: VŠB - Technická univerzita Ostrava, 2007.
[3] 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:
[1] Senzor technology and Devices,Boston,London, 1994,ISBN 0-89006-532-2
[2] Randy,F. Understanding smart sensors,Boston,London,1996, ISBN 0-89006-824-0
[1] 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 20
        ExaminationExamination60 (60)21
                Písemná zkouškaWritten examination40 20
                Ústní zkouškaOral examination20 1