ECE 491:        Biomedical Instrumentation             Fall 2007 
 

Term:  Fall 2007.
Instructor:  Dr. Shantanu Chakrabartty (shantanu@msu.edu) & Dr. Andrew Mason  (mason@egr.msu.edu) .

Office Hours: 
Chakrabartty: Tuesday 3-4PM and Thursday 3-4PM at EB3530.
Mason: Monday 10-11am and Wednesday 10-11am in EB1217.

Abstract and Course Summary
 Fundamentals of biomedical measurements; sensor instrumentation electronics; biomedical devices; applications and case studies; hands-on experience with sensors, instrumentation electronics, and biomedical devices.

Course Syllabus

Textbook:  Medical Instrumentation: Application and Design, editor John G. Webster (John Wiley and Sons 1998, Third Edition).

Announcements: All new announcements; please read

• Exam 2 is scheduled for Monday Nov 26. Will cover lectures after the note in the list of lecture notes below.
• Design Project Presentations scheduled for Dec 3 & Dec 5; teams were assigned to specific day in class
• Design Project Reports due Wed Dec 12 by 12-noon (by email to Dr. Mason). See Presentation and Reports lecture notes below for details.
• TA Schedule: The TA will be available to let you into the lab the following times. Please send him email (shanzeyo@egr.msu.edu)or check his office (EB2226, I think :D) if you would like to try to get into the lab to work on your design project.
  • 11:30am - 2:30pm on Tuesday Nov 20th
  • 1:00pm - 4:00pm on Wednesday Nov 21st
  • 11:30am - 2:30pm on Tuesday Nov 27th
  • 1:00pm - 4:00pm on Wednesday Nov 28th

Homework & Exams

• Homework 1 (Due Oct 19th 2007)
• Homework 2 (Due Oct 29th 2007)
• Mid-term exam is scheduled for Oct 29th (Monday) in class.
• ECE491 Exam 1 solutions posted
• Homework 3 (Due Nov 19th)
• Homework 4 (In class speeches, Nov 19th)

• Basic concepts I (Posted)
• Basic concepts II (Posted)
• Electrical safety (Posted)
• Sensors I (Posted)
• Sensors II (Posted)
• Sensors III (Posted)
• Amplifiers and signal processing (Posted)
• Biopotentials I (Posted)
• Biopotentials II (Posted)
• Biopotentials III (Posted)
• Electrodes I (Posted)
• Electrodes II (Posted)
• Biopotential amplifiers I (Posted)
• Biopotential amplifiers II (Posted)
• **Start of Exam 2 Material**
• Biomedical Measurements
• Guest: Electrochemical Biosensors
• Guest: Biomedical Imaging
• Guest: Biomedical Signal Processing
• Guest: Patents and Business Issues
• Presentation and Reports: Guide for Design Project Presentations & Reports

Lab Materials: Lab is in EB3241

• Lab 1: Assignment, Grading Sheet
• Lab 2: Assignment (note: no prelab this week), Grading Sheet will be provided in the lab
• Lab 3: Assignment (note: no prelab this week), Grading Sheet will be provided in the lab
• Lab 4: Prelab, Prelab Grading Sheet, opamp_subcircuit.txt, opamp_datasheet.pdf, Assignment, Grading Sheet
• Lab 5: Prelab, Full Lab (with prelab), Grading Sheet

• LabVIEW Tutorials 02, 03, 04 (for Lab 1)

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