Module Descriptors
PHYSIOLOGICAL INSTRUMENTATION
ELEC70564
Key Facts
School of Creative Arts and Engineering
Level 7
15 credits
Contact
Leader: Ian Taylor
Email: I.Taylor@staffs.ac.uk
Hours of Study
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities: 36
Independent Study Hours: 114
Total Learning Hours: 150
Assessment
- COURSEWORK (2000 WORDS) weighted at 50%
- EXAMINATION weighted at 50%
Module Details
INDICATIVE CONTENT
Review of bio-potential measurement devices, e.g. ECG,EMG,EEG
Review of bio-impedance: Principles and applications; designs
Bio-potential measurement interfaces, e.g. AgCl, needle and micro-electrodes
Understanding medical device specifications
Front-end design for medical instrumentation; achieving the required CMRR, bandwidth; Transient protection, isolation, EMI and EMC immunity and stability
Noise and artefact reduction techniques; Signal conditioning; signal post-processing; analogue or digital filtering?
Feature identification and measurement.
Design to meet specifications for medical devices; design validation; simulation and
phantoms
Review of bio-impedance: Principles and applications; designs
Bio-potential measurement interfaces, e.g. AgCl, needle and micro-electrodes
Understanding medical device specifications
Front-end design for medical instrumentation; achieving the required CMRR, bandwidth; Transient protection, isolation, EMI and EMC immunity and stability
Noise and artefact reduction techniques; Signal conditioning; signal post-processing; analogue or digital filtering?
Feature identification and measurement.
Design to meet specifications for medical devices; design validation; simulation and
phantoms
ADDITIONAL ASSESSMENT DETAILS
A COURSEWORK (2,000 Words) based on laboratory experiments weighted at 50% covering LO 2 and LO 4.
A 2HR EXAMINATION weighted at 50% covering LO1 and LO 3.
A 2HR EXAMINATION weighted at 50% covering LO1 and LO 3.
LEARNING STRATEGIES
36 hours of Lecture/practical-based teaching supported by the University VLE.
Lecture (2 hours per week), tutorial/practical laboratory work (1 hour per week)
Directed reading, information gathering, and student supervised learning (114 hours)
Lecture (2 hours per week), tutorial/practical laboratory work (1 hour per week)
Directed reading, information gathering, and student supervised learning (114 hours)
REFERRING TO TEXTS
Becchetti, C. & Neri, A. (2013) Medical Instrument Design and Development: from Requirements to Market Placements, Chichester: Wiley.
Webster, J.G. (2010) Medical instrumentation: application and design, 4th Edn., Chichester: Wiley.
Webster, J.G. (2010) Medical instrumentation: application and design, 4th Edn., Chichester: Wiley.
ACCESSING RESOURCES
Library, Blackboard
Medical Engineering and Technologies Lab
Medical Engineering and Technologies Lab
SPECIAL ADMISSIONS REQUIREMENTS
None.
LEARNING OUTCOMES
1. Appraise the technical requirements of physiological instrumentation systems and design appropriate solutions
APPLICATION, ANALYSIS
2. Design the specification for a complex instrumentation system, evaluate its efficacy and appraise the system against user requirements.
APPLICATION, ANALYSIS
3. Demonstrate a systematic understanding of the detection and visualisation of physiological signals using bio-potential and bio-impedance modalities, e.g. ECG and EIT.
KNOWLEDGE & UNDERSTANDING, COMMUNICATION
4. Evaluate and apply appropriate analogue and digital signal conditioning techniques to biomedical applications in a group setting.
APPLICATION, TEAM WORKING
APPLICATION, ANALYSIS
2. Design the specification for a complex instrumentation system, evaluate its efficacy and appraise the system against user requirements.
APPLICATION, ANALYSIS
3. Demonstrate a systematic understanding of the detection and visualisation of physiological signals using bio-potential and bio-impedance modalities, e.g. ECG and EIT.
KNOWLEDGE & UNDERSTANDING, COMMUNICATION
4. Evaluate and apply appropriate analogue and digital signal conditioning techniques to biomedical applications in a group setting.
APPLICATION, TEAM WORKING