BE 4815 - Biomedical Feedback Control Systems

• Develop models of mechanical, electrical (including ideal operational amplifiers), fluid thermal and biological systems in the frequency domain and in the time domain
• Develop the transfer function for linear time-invariant (LTI) electrical, mechanical, fluid, thermal, and biological systems
• Model a LTI systems in state-variable form
• Solve for the time-domain response (impulse, step, ramp) of first and second order feedback transfer functions
• Write the transfer function of first and second order feedback control systems
• Solve for the stability factors and system error for LTI control systems
• Use MATLAB to analyze feedback control systems

• Be able to represent continuous and discrete signals in the time-domain
• Be able to represent continuous and discrete signals in the frequency-domain
• An understanding of Human Anatomy and Physiology
• An understanding of linear and non-linear electronic systems
• An understanding of Biophysical Transport processes
• The ability to apply Feedback Control to the Engineering Design Process

• Introduction and course expectations (1 class)
• Modeling of the components of mechanical, electrical (including ideal operational amplifiers), fluid thermal and biological systems (6 classes)
• Introduction to feedback control systems (1 class)
• Models of physical systems (3 classes)
• State-Variable Models (3 classes)
• Models of biological systems with state variables (2 classes)
• Linear time-invariant system responses (4 classes)
• Closed loop Control linear time-invariant systems - Stability and Sensitivity (6 classes)
• Analysis and design of biomedical engineering systems (2 classes)
• Exams (2 classes)