Bionics and Medical Robotics

Code:

M.BIO012

Acronym:

BRM

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Biomedical Engineering

Instance: 2021/2022 - 2S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Course/CS Responsible:	Master in Bioengineering

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
M.BIO	22	Syllabus	1	-	6	39	162
MEB	9	Syllabus	1	-	6	39	162

Teaching language

Suitable for English-speaking students

Objectives

To enable students with knowledge and skills in the fields of bionics and robotics and its application to various subfields of Bioengineering.

Learning outcomes and competences

In the area of bionics
Apply a synthesis of knowledge from various areas of the curriculum in the understanding and analysis of several case studies in the field of medical bionics. It is intended for students become acquainted with several examples of applications with emphasis on the latest developments and problems of current developments in this area.
In the area of robotics:
Understand the operation and use of robotic systems. Master the technological aspects involved in the design, operating characteristics and programming in several different applications.

Working method

Presencial

Pre-requirements (prior knowledge) and co-requirements (common knowledge)

Prior knowledge of basic electronics, sensors & actuators.
Prior knowledge of signal processing.
Usage experience of Octave/Matlab.

Program

BIONICA MÉDICA
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1 - Introduction to medical bionics.

2 – Advanced Human sensing: Macro2nano sensing (touchless; Wearables; snap2skin and inplantables);

3 - The Bionic Eye: Technology and life-long bionic product cycle problems;

4 - The Cochlear implant

5 - The Cardiac pacemaker: History and technology evolution of the most widely used bionic human implantable device;

6 – Neural Prosthetics: from the Utah array & Brain-Computer Interfaces to Deep Brain Stimulation for Parkinson's Disease.

7- Robotic prothesis and exoskeletons.

ROBÓTICA MÉDICA
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1 - Introduction to medical robotics

2 - Rigid motions: Rotations; Homogeneous transformations.

3 – Joint control (angular and linear): Actuators; Sensors; Dynamic equations of motion; Position, speed and force Control.

4 - Introduction to mobile robotic systems: Types of locomotion and traction; Kinematics; Perception; Localization.

5 - Robotic Manipulators: Kinematics; The Jacobian and singularitie; Force and torque relationships.

6 - Manipulators and mobile robots: examples of applications in healthcare: Surgical Robots; Rehabilitation Robotics; Robots for assistance to mobility; Robots for monitoring and surveillance of patients; Robots that provide clinical support services.

Mandatory literature

Roland Siegwart, Illah R. Nourbakhsh, Davide Scaramuzza; Introduction to autonomous mobile robots. ISBN: 978-0-262-01535-6
Austin Hughes; Electric motors and drives. ISBN: 0-7506-4718-3
Mark W. Spong, Seth Hutchinson, M. Vidyasagar; Robot modeling and control. ISBN: 0-471-64990-2

Comments from the literature

Reference material for the bionics part of the course consists of scientific papers and other publications, namely online, that will be indicated by the lecturer in this area.

Teaching methods and learning activities

Theoretic concepts and examples presentation. Practical exercises.

Laboratorial experiments.

 

Software

Matlab

Evaluation Type

Evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Exame	50,00
Trabalho prático ou de projeto	45,00
Participação presencial	5,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Designation	Time (hours)
Frequência das aulas	36,00
Trabalho laboratorial	13,00
Estudo autónomo	13,00
Trabalho escrito	10,00
Total:	72,00

Eligibility for exams

Minimum attendance according to regulations (2/3 classes).

Calculation formula of final grade

Evaluation: 0.05P + 0.45Proj + 0.50Ex

P - in-class presence
proj- project
Ex- exam

Two or more unjustified class absence influence the presential component (5%).

A minimal grade of 7/20 is needed for each component;

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

According to school rules

Classification improvement

According to school rules