Intended learning outcomes
A student completing this course unit should be able to:
- Explain the origin of biopotentials and their characteristics.
- Explain with technical detail the operation of common medical devices to monitor physiological parameters, including those related to arterial pressure, oximetry, ECG, EMG, EEG and the respiratory system.
- Recognize noise and interference sources which affect biomedical signals and approaches to minimize their impact.
- Identify basic strategies for electrical safety and electromagnetic compatibility.
- Plan and build a biomedical device involving a transducer, analog front-end and a communication interface to a PC.
- Critically analyze experimental results, design and perform tests to verify the operation of the biomedical device.