This course will deal with the terminology of the medical profession; anatomy and physiology of the human body, from overall system and functional approaches; survey of present-day medical measurements and consideration of those areas in which engineering may be applied advantageously to medicine. The course will also include seminars from guest speakers from biomedical profession. Exposure to medical equipment in hospitals, and small animal handling training will also be provided. Bioethics will also be covered in the course. This course is graded on a pass/fail basis.Weekly Contact:Lecture 1 hr. Lab 1 hr.GPA Weight:1.00Billing Units:1Count:1.00BME 229 - Biomedical PhysicsCourse DescriptionApplications of physics in medicine. This survey course will address basic concepts of medical imaging, nuclear medicine and radiation isotopes, radiation therapy, gamma spectroscopy and trace element analysis, and biomedical laser applications.Weekly Contact:Lecture 3 hrs.GPA Weight:1.00Billing Units:1Count:1.00Prerequisites:BME 100, CHY 102, CPS 188, ELE 202, MTH 240, PCS 125, PCS 211BME 323 - Statics and Mechanics of MaterialsCourse DescriptionStatics will cover rigid body equilibrium, including: two and three-force members, trusses, frames and machines. Mechanics of materials will cover introductory stress and strain, including Hooke's Law, axial and torsional loading, and statically indeterminate problems.Weekly Contact:Lecture 4 hrs. Lab 1 hr.GPA Weight:1.00Billing Units:1Count:1.00Prerequisites:BME 100, CHY 102, CPS 188, ELE 202, MTH 240, PCS 125, PCS 211Antirequisites:MEC 323BME 328 - Digital SystemsCourse DescriptionThis course covers the basics digital logic circuits and emphasizes on good understanding of basic concepts in modern digital system design. The course introduces computer aided design (CAD) tools including the use of hardware description language (HDL) for design entry. It also discusses the use of the latest available implementation technologies including CPLDs and FPGAs for mapping the design to modern technology. This course covers basic logic circuits, Boolean algebra, and implementation technology (from transistor to CPLDs and FPGAs). It also introduces logic functions optimization and implementation, number representation and arithmetic circuits, combinational circuits, synchronous and asynchronous sequential circuits as well as introduction to control unit data path and CPU operations. The Laboratory work requires the uses of CAD tools to design and simulate basic digital circuits. Implementation and testing of simple digital systems in LSI and CPLD will also be considered.Weekly Contact:Lecture 4 hrs. Lab 3 hrs.GPA Weight:1.00Billing Units:2Count:1.00Prerequisites:CPS 188, ELE 202, MTH 240BME 406 - BiomechanicsCourse DescriptionAn introduction to the application of mechanical engineering principles to biological materials and systems. Topics include ligament, tendon, bone, muscle; joints, gait analysis; exercise physiology. The basic concepts are directed toward an understanding of the science of orthopedic surgery and sports medicine.Weekly Contact:Lecture 3 hrs. Lab 2 hrs.GPA Weight:1.00Billing Units:1Count:1.00Prerequisites:BME 323Corequisites:BLG 601BME 423 - BiomaterialsCourse DescriptionThe principles of materials science and engineering with particular attention to topics most relevant to biomedical engineering. The structure-property relationships of metals, ceramics, polymers, and composites as well as skin, bone, cartilage, ligament, and vasculature; extensive treatment of the properties unique to materials' surfaces. Behaviour of materials in the physiological environment.Weekly Contact:Lecture 3 hrs. Lab 1 hr.GPA Weight:1.00Billing Units:1Count:1.00Prerequisites:BLG 143 and BME 323BME 434 - Circuits, Devices, and SensorsCourse DescriptionSensors (strain gauge, thermistors, photoresistors) and signals, op-amp basic circuits, signal conditioning circuits (Wheatstone bridge), second order circuits, differential equations and Laplace transform in circuit analysis, transfer function and frequency response and filters, mutual inductance and transformers; diodes and rectifier circuits, BJT, FETs, MOSFETs.Weekly Contact:Lecture 3 hrs. Lab 2 hrs.GPA Weight:1.00Billing Units:1Count:1.00Prerequisites:ELE 202 and (MTH 312 or MTH 425)BME 501 - BioinformaticsCourse DescriptionIntroduction to analysis, management, and visualization of cellular information at the molecular level. The course includes an overview of mathematical modeling and simulation, pattern matching, methods for phylogenetics, gene recognition, distributed and parallel biological computing, designing and managing biological databases (both relational and object-oriented), linking disparate databases and data, data mining, reasoning by analogy, hypothesis formation and testing by machine.Weekly Contact:Lecture 3 hrs.GPA Weight:1.00Billing Units:1Count:1.00Prerequisites:BLG 601 and CEN 199 and (MTH 312 or MTH 425)Antirequisites:CPS 501BME 506 - Introduction to SoftwareCourse DescriptionThis course introduces Biomedical Engineers to the principles and processes governing software design and development. Software development processes are explored in the context of procedural and object-oriented paradigms (C/C++). Topics include requirements analysis/specifications, detailed design and implementation, testing, inspection and debugging. Decomposition into classes and modules is examined from the point of view of data-flow, entity-relationships, and the unified modeling language (UML). Students will learn how to leverage industry standard tools for design and development. Laboratory work will focus on applications relating to biomedical engineering.Weekly Contact:Lecture 3 hrs. Lab 2 hrs.GPA Weight:1.00Billing Units:1Count:1.00Prerequisites:BME 328 and CEN 199Antirequisites:COE 318BME 516 - Fluid MechanicsCourse DescriptionDimensions and units, continuum fluid mechanics. Properties of fluids. Fluid statics, the standard atmosphere. Manometry and pressure measurement. Forces on submerged planes. Flow characteristics: laminar and turbulent flow, steady and unsteady flow, streamlines. Flow analysis: control volume/control system and differential approaches for mass, momentum and energy conservation. Applications of the conservation equation, Euler and Bernoulli equations. Dimensional analysis, similitude and model testing. (2 hr. Lab every other week)Weekly Contact:Lecture 3 hrs. Lab 1 hr.GPA Weight:1.00Billing Units:1Count:1.00Prerequisites:BME 229, BME 406, BME 423, CEN 199, (MTH 312 or MTH425)Antirequisites:MEC 516BME 532 - Signals and Systems ICourse DescriptionThis course deals with the analysis of continuous-time and discrete-time signals and systems. Topics include: representations of linear time-invariant systems, representations of signals, Laplace transform, transfer function, impulse response, step response, the convolution integral and its interpretation, Fourier analysis for continuous-time signals and systems and an introduction to sampling.Weekly Contact:Lecture 3 hrs. Lab 2 hrs.GPA Weight:1.00Billing Units:1Count:1.00Prerequisites:CEN 199, BME 434Antirequisites:ELE 532BME 538 - Microprocessor SystemsCourse DescriptionThis course introduces students to small microprocessor-based systems, with an emphasis on embedded system hardware and software design as applied to Biomedical Engineering. Topics will include microprocessor architecture and structure, with an overview of 8- 16- and 32-bit systems, assembly language programming and the use of high-level languages. Basic input/output including parallel communications with and without handshaking and serial protocols. Hardware and software timing using interrupts and exceptions. Overview of single-chip microprocessors and controllers with an emphasis on the PIC32 microcontroller. The internal structure and design of peripheral devices are examined; together with memory system design and analysis. Key software design concepts are reinforced through labs/project work; together with the use and structure of development tools such as (cross) assemblers or compilers, monitor programs, simulators, emulators, etc.Weekly Contact:Lecture 3 hrs. Lab 2 hrs.GPA Weight:1.00Billing Units:1Count:1.00Prerequisites:BME 328 and CEN 199Antirequisites:COE 538BME 632 - Signals and Systems IICourse DescriptionThe topics covered in the course includes a general discussion on discrete signals (periodic signals, unit step, impulse, complex exponential), a general discussion on discrete systems, Discrete-Time Fourier Series (DTFS), Discrete-Time Fourier Transform (DTFT); analysis and synthesis, Fourier Spectra; continuous nature, periodicity, existence, Properties of the DTFT; linearity, conjugation, time/frequency reversal, time/frequency shifting, etc. LTI discrete time system analysis using DTFT, DTFT and Continuous-Time FT comparison and relation, DFT and FFT discussion and their relation to DTFT and CTFT, Discrete-Time Sampling, Z-Transform; generalization of the DTFT.Weekly Contact:Lecture 3 hrs. Lab 2 hrs.GPA Weight:1.00Billing Units:1Count:1.00Prerequisites:BME 532, CEN 199Antirequisites:ELE 632BME 634 - Electrical Machines and ActuatorsCourse DescriptionThis course will cover essential concepts and design aspects of DC/AC motors, drives and actuators. Topics include, power electronic circuits, H bridges, PWM control, interfacing, power amplifiers, DC servo and stepper motors, Solenoids, AC synchronous and induction motors. In addition, methods of parameter identification of a loaded motor and its dynamic motion trajectory control will be covered for applications such as biomechanics or medical robotics.Weekly Contact:Lecture 3 hrs. Lab 2 hrs.GPA Weight:1.00Billing Units:1Count:1.00Prerequisites:BME 434 and CEN 199BME 639 - Control Systems and Bio-RoboticsCourse DescriptionIntroductory course for Biomedical Engineers: system modeling, simulation, analysis and classical-controller designs of linear, time-invariant, continuous time systems. System dynamic properties in time and frequency domains, performance specifications and basic properties of feedback are investigated. Stability analysis is reinforced through Routh-Hurwitz criterion, Root-Locus method, Bode plots, and Nyquist criteria. Concept of Bio-Robotics is introduced, and exposure to basics of state-space representation and feedback. Key control concepts are experienced through laboratory experiments using modular servo-system with open architecture, fully integrated with MATLab and Simulink; use of simulation tools; and solving design problems.Weekly Contact:Lecture 3 hrs. Lab 1.5 hrs.GPA Weight:1.00Billing Units:1Count:1.00Prerequisites:BME 532, CEN 199Antirequisites:ELE 639BME 674 - Biomedical InstrumentationCourse DescriptionThis course deals with the application and design of medical instrumentation systems for which the source of the signals is living tissue or energy applied to living tissues. The major emphasis will be on, transduction principles, sensors, detectors, electronic signal conditioning and processing techniques, and electrical safety standards for medical instrumentation. Some of the major topics include: sensors and transducers - e.g. displacement, resistive, inductive, capacitive, piezoelectric, temperature, radiation thermometry, optical etc.; special-purpose amplification and signal processing techniques; ECG-EMG-EEG biopotential electrodes and amplifiers; non-invasive blood pressure, flow-rate and volume sensing and measurement techniques; respiratory plethysmography; electrochemical biosensors and laboratory instruments; medical imaging systems; and designs for electrical safety. Important instrumentation design concepts are illustrated through design labs, a final design project, and use of circuit simulation tools.Weekly Contact:Lecture 3 hrs. Lab 2 hrs.GPA Weight:1.00Billing Units:1Count:1.00Prerequisites:BLG 601, BLG 701, BME 506, BME 538, CEN 199Corequisites:BME 532BME 703 - Tissue EngineeringCourse DescriptionTissue engineering approach for augmentation or replacement of compromised tissue function in nerve, microvessels, skin and cartilage. Integrative exploration of the use of three-dimensional polymeric scaffolds and drug delivery vehicles, and gene therapy and cellular engineering for functional repair of injured tissues.Weekly Contact:Lecture 3 hrs. Lab 1.5 hrs. Tutorial 0.5 hrs.GPA Weight:1.00Billing Units:1Count:1.00Prerequisites:BLG 601 and BLG 701BME 704 - Radiation Therapy DevicesCourse DescriptionThis course will cover radiation producing equipment, character of photon and electron radiation beams, radiation dose functions, computerized radiation treatment planning, brachytherapy, cone beam CT, 4D CT, MRI-Linac, image guided radiotherapy, special radiation treatment procedures, quality assurance, and radiation shielding of high energy facilities.Weekly Contact:Lecture 3 hrs. Lab 2 hrs.GPA Weight:1.00Billing Units:1Count:1.00Prerequisites:BME 229 and BME 674 and MTH 410BME 705 - Rehabilitation EngineeringCourse DescriptionEngineering principles underlying the design and utilization of devices for persons with disabilities. Exposure to fabrication and design techniques. Overview of existing technology, including: limb and spinal orthoses, limb prostheses, devices aiding mobility, seating aids, reachers, robotic aids, functional electrical stimulation; sensory aids, uses of microcomputers, workplace/home modifications, devices for the aged. Effects of national policies, and challenges of technology transfer.Weekly Contact:Lecture 3 hrs. Lab 2 hrs.GPA Weight:1.00Billing Units:1Count:1.00Prerequisites:BLG 601, BME 639, and BME 634BME 70A/B - Biomedical Engineering Capstone DesignCourse DescriptionThis two-term course provides a training platform for systematic open-ended design process and project management. Student groups apply their acquired knowledge and engineering skills to develop and build a design project from concept to working prototype. The lecture component provides advice and information on the design process, project management, reliability, system components, documentation, safety, and program specific aspects. In the laboratory component, once a project topic is assigned, student groups plan, design, source components, build, test/debug, and analyze, under the supervision of a faculty lab coordinator and submit a final design project report.Weekly Contact:Lecture 1 hr. Lab 1 hr./5 hrs.GPA Weight:2.00Billing Units:1/1Count:2.00Prerequisites:BME 501, BME 516, BME 632, BME 639, BME 674, BME 634, MTH 410BME 714 - Medical RoboticsCourse DescriptionThis course provides students with fundamentals of medical robotics and their application. Students will learn concepts in robotics including: rigid motions, and homogeneous transformations, the Denavit-Hartenberg representation of linkages, forward kinematics, velocity kinematics and Jacobians, singularities, inverse kinematics, statics, joint control, tracking, and image-guided navigation.Weekly Contact:Lecture 3 hrs. Lab 2 hrs.GPA Weight:1.00Billing Units:1Count:1.00Prerequisites:BME 634, BME 674, and BME 639BME 772 - Biomedical Signal AnalysisCourse DescriptionThis course will focus on biomedical signals and related signal modeling and analysis techniques. Topics covered include an introduction to various physiological/biomedical signals such as the action potential, the electro-neurogram (ENG), the electromyogram (EMG), the electrocardiogram (ECG), the electroencephalogram (EEG), event-related potentials (ERPs), the electrogastrogram (EGG), the phonocardiogram (PCG), the carotid pulse (CP), signals from catheter-tip sensors, speech and oto-acoustic emission signals. The biomedical signal analysis portion of the course will deal with the analysis of concurrent, coupled and correlated processes, filtering for removal of artifact from biomedical signals, event detection techniques, analysis of wave-shape and waveform complexity associated with biomedical signals, mathematical modeling of biomedical systems, and medical decision support systems.Weekly Contact:Lecture 3 hrs. Lab 2 hrs.GPA Weight:1.00Billing Units:1Count:1.00Prerequisites:BLG 601 and BLG 701 and BME 632 and BME 639Antirequisites:ELE 772BME 777 - Emerging Topics in Biomedical EngineeringCourse DescriptionThis course will introduce students to emerging areas in biomedical engineering with specific topics geared towards current trends. The course is structured to be a technical elective i.e., the content may change from year to year depending on the specific topics covered in the course and may be taught by one or more instructors. Students may be required to undertake a major project.Weekly Contact:Lecture 3 hrs. Lab 2 hrs.GPA Weight:1.00Billing Units:1Count:1.00Prerequisites:BLG 601, BLG 701, BME 406, BME 423, BME 501, BME 506, BME 516, BME 632, BME 639, BME 674, BME 634, and MTH 410BME 802 - Human-Computer InteractionCourse DescriptionPrinciples underlying the design, evaluation and implementation of interactive computing systems as well as the major research topics associated with such systems. Technical breakdown of interfaces that are multi-media based front-ends to complex networks. Graphical user interfaces will be introduced along with the related physiological and human factors issues. Design of interfaces using virtual reality, the Internet, and other advanced development tools. Commonly integrated media such as video, graphics, and audio capabilities will be examined. User-centered technology will be a primary theme using the design of web pages and medical device design as hands-on applications.Weekly Contact:Lecture 3 hrs. Lab 2 hrs.GPA Weight:1.00Billing Units:1Count:1.00Prerequisites:BME 506, BME 639, BME 674 and BME 634BME 803 - Cardiovascular BiomechanicsCourse DescriptionThe course will provide students with a fundamental understanding of cardiovascular biomechanics. Basic principle of cardiovascular fluid and solid mechanics and modelling techniques will be covered. Analytic and simulations approaches will be used to solve problems in cardiovascular biomechanics. Concepts include Womersley profile solution, constitutive laws for biological materials, lumped parameter modeling of heart and systemic circulation, and Newtonian and non-Newtonian blood properties.Weekly Contact:Lecture 3 hrs. Lab 2 hrs.GPA Weight:1.00Billing Units:1Count:1.00Prerequisites:BME 516, BME 406, BME 639 and BME 634BME 804 - Design of Bio-MEMSCourse DescriptionBiophysical and chemical principles of biomedical microelectromechanical systems (bioMEMS) for the measurement of biological phenomena and clinical applications. micro-and nano-scale devices for the manipulation of cells and biomolecules. Topics include solid-state transducers, optical transducers, electrochemical transducers, biomedical microelectronics, microfluidics, and hybrid integration of microfabrication technology.Weekly Contact:Lecture 3 hrs. Lab 1 hr. Tutorial 1 hr.GPA Weight:1.00Billing Units:1Count:1.00Prerequisites:BME 423 and BME 674 and BME 634BME 808 - Computations in Genetic EngineeringCourse DescriptionDiscusses the theory and practice of molecular database searching and sequence alignment in genetic engineering. Covers databases and Internet access, sequence homology searching, and multiple alignment and sequence motif analysis, and protein structure and function.Weekly Contact:Lecture 3 hrs. Lab 1 hr. Tutorial 1 hr.GPA Weight:1.00Billing Units:1Count:1.00Prerequisites:BME 501 and BME 532 and MTH 410BME 809 - Biomedical Systems ModellingCourse DescriptionMathematical modeling of biomedical systems. Lumped and distributed models of electrical, mechanical, and chemical processes applied to cells, tissues, and organ systems.Weekly Contact:Lecture 3 hrs. Lab 1 hr. Tutorial 1 hr.GPA Weight:1.00Billing Units:1Count:1.00Prerequisites:BLG 601 and BLG 701 and BME 229 and BME 639BME 872 - Biomedical Image AnalysisCourse DescriptionIntroduces the fundamental principles of medical imaging, analysis, and visualization. Focuses on the processing and analysis of ultrasound, MR, and X-Ray images for the purpose of quantification and visualization to increase the usefulness of modern medical image data. 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This course will deal with the terminology of the medical profession; anatomy and physiology of the human body, from overall system and functional approaches; survey of present-day medical measurements and consideration of those areas in which engineering may be applied advantageously to medicine. The course will also include seminars from guest speakers from biomedical profession. Exposure to medical equipment in hospitals, and small animal handling training will also be provided. Bioethics will also be covered in the course. This course is graded on a pass/fail basis.Weekly Contact:Lecture 1 hr. Lab 1 hr.GPA Weight:1.00Billing Units:1Count:1.00BME 229 - Biomedical PhysicsCourse DescriptionApplications of physics in medicine. This survey course will address basic concepts of medical imaging, nuclear medicine and radiation isotopes, radiation therapy, gamma spectroscopy and trace element analysis, and biomedical laser applications.Weekly Contact:Lecture 3 hrs.GPA Weight:1.00Billing Units:1Count:1.00Prerequisites:BME 100, CHY 102, CPS 188, ELE 202, MTH 240, PCS 125, PCS 211BME 323 - Statics and Mechanics of MaterialsCourse DescriptionStatics will cover rigid body equilibrium, including: two and three-force members, trusses, frames and machines. Mechanics of materials will cover introductory stress and strain, including Hooke's Law, axial and torsional loading, and statically indeterminate problems.Weekly Contact:Lecture 4 hrs. Lab 1 hr.GPA Weight:1.00Billing Units:1Count:1.00Prerequisites:BME 100, CHY 102, CPS 188, ELE 202, MTH 240, PCS 125, PCS 211Antirequisites:MEC 323BME 328 - Digital SystemsCourse DescriptionThis course covers the basics digital logic circuits and emphasizes on good understanding of basic concepts in modern digital system design. The course introduces computer aided design (CAD) tools including the use of hardware description language (HDL) for design entry. It also discusses the use of the latest available implementation technologies including CPLDs and FPGAs for mapping the design to modern technology. This course covers basic logic circuits, Boolean algebra, and implementation technology (from transistor to CPLDs and FPGAs). It also introduces logic functions optimization and implementation, number representation and arithmetic circuits, combinational circuits, synchronous and asynchronous sequential circuits as well as introduction to control unit data path and CPU operations. The Laboratory work requires the uses of CAD tools to design and simulate basic digital circuits. Implementation and testing of simple digital systems in LSI and CPLD will also be considered.Weekly Contact:Lecture 4 hrs. Lab 3 hrs.GPA Weight:1.00Billing Units:2Count:1.00Prerequisites:CPS 188, ELE 202, MTH 240BME 406 - BiomechanicsCourse DescriptionAn introduction to the application of mechanical engineering principles to biological materials and systems. Topics include ligament, tendon, bone, muscle; joints, gait analysis; exercise physiology. The basic concepts are directed toward an understanding of the science of orthopedic surgery and sports medicine.Weekly Contact:Lecture 3 hrs. Lab 2 hrs.GPA Weight:1.00Billing Units:1Count:1.00Prerequisites:BME 323Corequisites:BLG 601BME 423 - BiomaterialsCourse DescriptionThe principles of materials science and engineering with particular attention to topics most relevant to biomedical engineering. The structure-property relationships of metals, ceramics, polymers, and composites as well as skin, bone, cartilage, ligament, and vasculature; extensive treatment of the properties unique to materials' surfaces. Behaviour of materials in the physiological environment.Weekly Contact:Lecture 3 hrs. Lab 1 hr.GPA Weight:1.00Billing Units:1Count:1.00Prerequisites:BLG 143 and BME 323BME 434 - Circuits, Devices, and SensorsCourse DescriptionSensors (strain gauge, thermistors, photoresistors) and signals, op-amp basic circuits, signal conditioning circuits (Wheatstone bridge), second order circuits, differential equations and Laplace transform in circuit analysis, transfer function and frequency response and filters, mutual inductance and transformers; diodes and rectifier circuits, BJT, FETs, MOSFETs.Weekly Contact:Lecture 3 hrs. Lab 2 hrs.GPA Weight:1.00Billing Units:1Count:1.00Prerequisites:ELE 202 and (MTH 312 or MTH 425)BME 501 - BioinformaticsCourse DescriptionIntroduction to analysis, management, and visualization of cellular information at the molecular level. The course includes an overview of mathematical modeling and simulation, pattern matching, methods for phylogenetics, gene recognition, distributed and parallel biological computing, designing and managing biological databases (both relational and object-oriented), linking disparate databases and data, data mining, reasoning by analogy, hypothesis formation and testing by machine.Weekly Contact:Lecture 3 hrs.GPA Weight:1.00Billing Units:1Count:1.00Prerequisites:BLG 601 and CEN 199 and (MTH 312 or MTH 425)Antirequisites:CPS 501BME 506 - Introduction to SoftwareCourse DescriptionThis course introduces Biomedical Engineers to the principles and processes governing software design and development. Software development processes are explored in the context of procedural and object-oriented paradigms (C/C++). Topics include requirements analysis/specifications, detailed design and implementation, testing, inspection and debugging. Decomposition into classes and modules is examined from the point of view of data-flow, entity-relationships, and the unified modeling language (UML). Students will learn how to leverage industry standard tools for design and development. Laboratory work will focus on applications relating to biomedical engineering.Weekly Contact:Lecture 3 hrs. Lab 2 hrs.GPA Weight:1.00Billing Units:1Count:1.00Prerequisites:BME 328 and CEN 199Antirequisites:COE 318BME 516 - Fluid MechanicsCourse DescriptionDimensions and units, continuum fluid mechanics. Properties of fluids. Fluid statics, the standard atmosphere. Manometry and pressure measurement. Forces on submerged planes. Flow characteristics: laminar and turbulent flow, steady and unsteady flow, streamlines. Flow analysis: control volume/control system and differential approaches for mass, momentum and energy conservation. Applications of the conservation equation, Euler and Bernoulli equations. Dimensional analysis, similitude and model testing. (2 hr. Lab every other week)Weekly Contact:Lecture 3 hrs. Lab 1 hr.GPA Weight:1.00Billing Units:1Count:1.00Prerequisites:BME 229, BME 406, BME 423, CEN 199, (MTH 312 or MTH425)Antirequisites:MEC 516BME 532 - Signals and Systems ICourse DescriptionThis course deals with the analysis of continuous-time and discrete-time signals and systems. Topics include: representations of linear time-invariant systems, representations of signals, Laplace transform, transfer function, impulse response, step response, the convolution integral and its interpretation, Fourier analysis for continuous-time signals and systems and an introduction to sampling.Weekly Contact:Lecture 3 hrs. Lab 2 hrs.GPA Weight:1.00Billing Units:1Count:1.00Prerequisites:CEN 199, BME 434Antirequisites:ELE 532BME 538 - Microprocessor SystemsCourse DescriptionThis course introduces students to small microprocessor-based systems, with an emphasis on embedded system hardware and software design as applied to Biomedical Engineering. Topics will include microprocessor architecture and structure, with an overview of 8- 16- and 32-bit systems, assembly language programming and the use of high-level languages. Basic input/output including parallel communications with and without handshaking and serial protocols. Hardware and software timing using interrupts and exceptions. Overview of single-chip microprocessors and controllers with an emphasis on the PIC32 microcontroller. The internal structure and design of peripheral devices are examined; together with memory system design and analysis. Key software design concepts are reinforced through labs/project work; together with the use and structure of development tools such as (cross) assemblers or compilers, monitor programs, simulators, emulators, etc.Weekly Contact:Lecture 3 hrs. Lab 2 hrs.GPA Weight:1.00Billing Units:1Count:1.00Prerequisites:BME 328 and CEN 199Antirequisites:COE 538BME 632 - Signals and Systems IICourse DescriptionThe topics covered in the course includes a general discussion on discrete signals (periodic signals, unit step, impulse, complex exponential), a general discussion on discrete systems, Discrete-Time Fourier Series (DTFS), Discrete-Time Fourier Transform (DTFT); analysis and synthesis, Fourier Spectra; continuous nature, periodicity, existence, Properties of the DTFT; linearity, conjugation, time/frequency reversal, time/frequency shifting, etc. LTI discrete time system analysis using DTFT, DTFT and Continuous-Time FT comparison and relation, DFT and FFT discussion and their relation to DTFT and CTFT, Discrete-Time Sampling, Z-Transform; generalization of the DTFT.Weekly Contact:Lecture 3 hrs. Lab 2 hrs.GPA Weight:1.00Billing Units:1Count:1.00Prerequisites:BME 532, CEN 199Antirequisites:ELE 632BME 634 - Electrical Machines and ActuatorsCourse DescriptionThis course will cover essential concepts and design aspects of DC/AC motors, drives and actuators. Topics include, power electronic circuits, H bridges, PWM control, interfacing, power amplifiers, DC servo and stepper motors, Solenoids, AC synchronous and induction motors. In addition, methods of parameter identification of a loaded motor and its dynamic motion trajectory control will be covered for applications such as biomechanics or medical robotics.Weekly Contact:Lecture 3 hrs. Lab 2 hrs.GPA Weight:1.00Billing Units:1Count:1.00Prerequisites:BME 434 and CEN 199BME 639 - Control Systems and Bio-RoboticsCourse DescriptionIntroductory course for Biomedical Engineers: system modeling, simulation, analysis and classical-controller designs of linear, time-invariant, continuous time systems. System dynamic properties in time and frequency domains, performance specifications and basic properties of feedback are investigated. Stability analysis is reinforced through Routh-Hurwitz criterion, Root-Locus method, Bode plots, and Nyquist criteria. Concept of Bio-Robotics is introduced, and exposure to basics of state-space representation and feedback. Key control concepts are experienced through laboratory experiments using modular servo-system with open architecture, fully integrated with MATLab and Simulink; use of simulation tools; and solving design problems.Weekly Contact:Lecture 3 hrs. Lab 1.5 hrs.GPA Weight:1.00Billing Units:1Count:1.00Prerequisites:BME 532, CEN 199Antirequisites:ELE 639BME 674 - Biomedical InstrumentationCourse DescriptionThis course deals with the application and design of medical instrumentation systems for which the source of the signals is living tissue or energy applied to living tissues. The major emphasis will be on, transduction principles, sensors, detectors, electronic signal conditioning and processing techniques, and electrical safety standards for medical instrumentation. Some of the major topics include: sensors and transducers - e.g. displacement, resistive, inductive, capacitive, piezoelectric, temperature, radiation thermometry, optical etc.; special-purpose amplification and signal processing techniques; ECG-EMG-EEG biopotential electrodes and amplifiers; non-invasive blood pressure, flow-rate and volume sensing and measurement techniques; respiratory plethysmography; electrochemical biosensors and laboratory instruments; medical imaging systems; and designs for electrical safety. Important instrumentation design concepts are illustrated through design labs, a final design project, and use of circuit simulation tools.Weekly Contact:Lecture 3 hrs. Lab 2 hrs.GPA Weight:1.00Billing Units:1Count:1.00Prerequisites:BLG 601, BLG 701, BME 506, BME 538, CEN 199Corequisites:BME 532BME 703 - Tissue EngineeringCourse DescriptionTissue engineering approach for augmentation or replacement of compromised tissue function in nerve, microvessels, skin and cartilage. Integrative exploration of the use of three-dimensional polymeric scaffolds and drug delivery vehicles, and gene therapy and cellular engineering for functional repair of injured tissues.Weekly Contact:Lecture 3 hrs. Lab 1.5 hrs. Tutorial 0.5 hrs.GPA Weight:1.00Billing Units:1Count:1.00Prerequisites:BLG 601 and BLG 701BME 704 - Radiation Therapy DevicesCourse DescriptionThis course will cover radiation producing equipment, character of photon and electron radiation beams, radiation dose functions, computerized radiation treatment planning, brachytherapy, cone beam CT, 4D CT, MRI-Linac, image guided radiotherapy, special radiation treatment procedures, quality assurance, and radiation shielding of high energy facilities.Weekly Contact:Lecture 3 hrs. Lab 2 hrs.GPA Weight:1.00Billing Units:1Count:1.00Prerequisites:BME 229 and BME 674 and MTH 410BME 705 - Rehabilitation EngineeringCourse DescriptionEngineering principles underlying the design and utilization of devices for persons with disabilities. Exposure to fabrication and design techniques. Overview of existing technology, including: limb and spinal orthoses, limb prostheses, devices aiding mobility, seating aids, reachers, robotic aids, functional electrical stimulation; sensory aids, uses of microcomputers, workplace/home modifications, devices for the aged. Effects of national policies, and challenges of technology transfer.Weekly Contact:Lecture 3 hrs. Lab 2 hrs.GPA Weight:1.00Billing Units:1Count:1.00Prerequisites:BLG 601, BME 639, and BME 634BME 70A/B - Biomedical Engineering Capstone DesignCourse DescriptionThis two-term course provides a training platform for systematic open-ended design process and project management. Student groups apply their acquired knowledge and engineering skills to develop and build a design project from concept to working prototype. The lecture component provides advice and information on the design process, project management, reliability, system components, documentation, safety, and program specific aspects. In the laboratory component, once a project topic is assigned, student groups plan, design, source components, build, test/debug, and analyze, under the supervision of a faculty lab coordinator and submit a final design project report.Weekly Contact:Lecture 1 hr. Lab 1 hr./5 hrs.GPA Weight:2.00Billing Units:1/1Count:2.00Prerequisites:BME 501, BME 516, BME 632, BME 639, BME 674, BME 634, MTH 410BME 714 - Medical RoboticsCourse DescriptionThis course provides students with fundamentals of medical robotics and their application. Students will learn concepts in robotics including: rigid motions, and homogeneous transformations, the Denavit-Hartenberg representation of linkages, forward kinematics, velocity kinematics and Jacobians, singularities, inverse kinematics, statics, joint control, tracking, and image-guided navigation.Weekly Contact:Lecture 3 hrs. Lab 2 hrs.GPA Weight:1.00Billing Units:1Count:1.00Prerequisites:BME 634, BME 674, and BME 639BME 772 - Biomedical Signal AnalysisCourse DescriptionThis course will focus on biomedical signals and related signal modeling and analysis techniques. Topics covered include an introduction to various physiological/biomedical signals such as the action potential, the electro-neurogram (ENG), the electromyogram (EMG), the electrocardiogram (ECG), the electroencephalogram (EEG), event-related potentials (ERPs), the electrogastrogram (EGG), the phonocardiogram (PCG), the carotid pulse (CP), signals from catheter-tip sensors, speech and oto-acoustic emission signals. The biomedical signal analysis portion of the course will deal with the analysis of concurrent, coupled and correlated processes, filtering for removal of artifact from biomedical signals, event detection techniques, analysis of wave-shape and waveform complexity associated with biomedical signals, mathematical modeling of biomedical systems, and medical decision support systems.Weekly Contact:Lecture 3 hrs. Lab 2 hrs.GPA Weight:1.00Billing Units:1Count:1.00Prerequisites:BLG 601 and BLG 701 and BME 632 and BME 639Antirequisites:ELE 772BME 777 - Emerging Topics in Biomedical EngineeringCourse DescriptionThis course will introduce students to emerging areas in biomedical engineering with specific topics geared towards current trends. The course is structured to be a technical elective i.e., the content may change from year to year depending on the specific topics covered in the course and may be taught by one or more instructors. Students may be required to undertake a major project.Weekly Contact:Lecture 3 hrs. Lab 2 hrs.GPA Weight:1.00Billing Units:1Count:1.00Prerequisites:BLG 601, BLG 701, BME 406, BME 423, BME 501, BME 506, BME 516, BME 632, BME 639, BME 674, BME 634, and MTH 410BME 802 - Human-Computer InteractionCourse DescriptionPrinciples underlying the design, evaluation and implementation of interactive computing systems as well as the major research topics associated with such systems. Technical breakdown of interfaces that are multi-media based front-ends to complex networks. Graphical user interfaces will be introduced along with the related physiological and human factors issues. Design of interfaces using virtual reality, the Internet, and other advanced development tools. Commonly integrated media such as video, graphics, and audio capabilities will be examined. User-centered technology will be a primary theme using the design of web pages and medical device design as hands-on applications.Weekly Contact:Lecture 3 hrs. Lab 2 hrs.GPA Weight:1.00Billing Units:1Count:1.00Prerequisites:BME 506, BME 639, BME 674 and BME 634BME 803 - Cardiovascular BiomechanicsCourse DescriptionThe course will provide students with a fundamental understanding of cardiovascular biomechanics. Basic principle of cardiovascular fluid and solid mechanics and modelling techniques will be covered. Analytic and simulations approaches will be used to solve problems in cardiovascular biomechanics. Concepts include Womersley profile solution, constitutive laws for biological materials, lumped parameter modeling of heart and systemic circulation, and Newtonian and non-Newtonian blood properties.Weekly Contact:Lecture 3 hrs. Lab 2 hrs.GPA Weight:1.00Billing Units:1Count:1.00Prerequisites:BME 516, BME 406, BME 639 and BME 634BME 804 - Design of Bio-MEMSCourse DescriptionBiophysical and chemical principles of biomedical microelectromechanical systems (bioMEMS) for the measurement of biological phenomena and clinical applications. micro-and nano-scale devices for the manipulation of cells and biomolecules. Topics include solid-state transducers, optical transducers, electrochemical transducers, biomedical microelectronics, microfluidics, and hybrid integration of microfabrication technology.Weekly Contact:Lecture 3 hrs. Lab 1 hr. Tutorial 1 hr.GPA Weight:1.00Billing Units:1Count:1.00Prerequisites:BME 423 and BME 674 and BME 634BME 808 - Computations in Genetic EngineeringCourse DescriptionDiscusses the theory and practice of molecular database searching and sequence alignment in genetic engineering. Covers databases and Internet access, sequence homology searching, and multiple alignment and sequence motif analysis, and protein structure and function.Weekly Contact:Lecture 3 hrs. Lab 1 hr. Tutorial 1 hr.GPA Weight:1.00Billing Units:1Count:1.00Prerequisites:BME 501 and BME 532 and MTH 410BME 809 - Biomedical Systems ModellingCourse DescriptionMathematical modeling of biomedical systems. Lumped and distributed models of electrical, mechanical, and chemical processes applied to cells, tissues, and organ systems.Weekly Contact:Lecture 3 hrs. Lab 1 hr. Tutorial 1 hr.GPA Weight:1.00Billing Units:1Count:1.00Prerequisites:BLG 601 and BLG 701 and BME 229 and BME 639BME 872 - Biomedical Image AnalysisCourse DescriptionIntroduces the fundamental principles of medical imaging, analysis, and visualization. Focuses on the processing and analysis of ultrasound, MR, and X-Ray images for the purpose of quantification and visualization to increase the usefulness of modern medical image data. 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