Bioelectronics Design Lab 1

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Students learn the principles of medical device design, safe operating procedures and the practical issues associated with designing and validating electronic systems to measure physiological parameters. Emphasis is placed on open ended design examples and hands-on experience designing, troubleshooting, and validating electronic systems. Topics include electrical safety; myography; force measurement; minimizing sources of noise, operational amplifier characterization; active filtering; microprocessors. Students gain experience conveying information using different styles of reporting. 2 hrs. lec., 3 hrs. lab.