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ECE 415 - Biomedical Instrumentation Laboratory
Last offered Fall 2025
Official Description
Course Information: Same as BIOE 415. See BIOE 415.
Related Faculty
Subject Area
- Biomedical Imaging, Bioengineering, and Acoustics
Course Director
Description
Laboratory to accompany ECE 414. Design and analysis of medical instrumentation; transducers, biopotential amplifiers, computer interfacing, basic signal processing. Introduction to complete instrument development; design, fabrication, modeling, packing, and display.
Notes
Same as BIOE 415.
Topics
- Instrumentation amplifiers
- Operational amplifier circuits
- Vascular Doppler measurement of cardiac cycle parameters
- Sensors
- Heart rate monitor
- EOG, EMG, and ECG amplifiers
- Electrodes, the skin-electrode interface
- Design exercises
Detailed Description and Outline
Topics:
- Instrumentation amplifiers
- Operational amplifier circuits
- Vascular Doppler measurement of cardiac cycle parameters
- Sensors
- Heart rate monitor
- EOG, EMG, and ECG amplifiers
- Electrodes, the skin-electrode interface
- Design exercises
Same as BIOE 415.
Computer Usage
Computer acquisition and control of biosignals
Lab Projects
- Weekly laboratory reports
- Course Notes
Topical Prerequisites
- Basic Circuit theory
- Differential equations
- Basic time/frequency domain concepts
Texts
Khandpur, Biomedical Instrumentation, McGraw Hill, 2005.
ABET Category
Engineering Science: 50%
Engineering Design: 50%
Engineering Design: 50%
| Title | Section | CRN | Type | Hours | Times | Days | Location | Instructor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biomedical Instrumentation Lab | AB2 | 63212 | LAB | 0 | 1600 - 1850 | W | 0201 Everitt Laboratory | Rebecca Reck Anqi Tan |
| Biomedical Instrumentation Lab | AB3 | 63211 | LAB | 0 | 1600 - 1850 | M | 0201 Everitt Laboratory | Rebecca Reck Mehzabin Morshed |
| Biomedical Instrumentation Lab | AB4 | 63210 | LAB | 0 | 1300 - 1550 | W | 0201 Everitt Laboratory | Rebecca Reck Joseph Tibbs |
| Biomedical Instrumentation Lab | AL1 | 63209 | LEC | 2 | 1200 - 1250 | M | 2233 Everitt Laboratory | Rebecca Reck Joseph Tibbs |