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Dept. Electrical & Computing Engineering:1/2

EE6913: Advanced Biomedical Instrumentation

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1. THE ORIGINS OF BIOPOTENTIALS

Lecture 1: Lecture 2: Lecture 3: Lecture 4: The cell membrane & ionic potentials The propagation of nerve action potentials The electromyogram (EMG) signals from muscles The electrocardiogram (ECG) signals from the heart

(4 hours)

2. BIOPOTENTIAL ELECTRODES
Lecture 5: Lecture 6: Lecture 7: Lecture 8: Lecture 9: The electrode-electrolyte interface Half-cell potential variability & polarization The Ag-AgCl electrode and its properties Electrical models of the electrode-electrolyte interface Influence of the skin & artifact generation

(6 hours)

Lecture 10: Types of electrodes for clinical & research purposes

3. DIFFERENTIAL AMPLIFIER DESIGN

Lecture 11: The single op-amp differential amplifier a review Lecture 12: The two op-amp approach Lecture 13: Classic instrumentation amplifier (IA) & practical implementations Lecture 14: High CMRR without resistor matching - a new approach Lecture 15: The discrete BJT instrumentation amplifier & circuit modeling Lecture 16: Alternative current mode IA techniques Lecture 17: Improving CMRR by guarding & bootstrapping Lecture 18: Accommodating electrode offset potentials

(8 hours)

4. COUPLING TO THE ENVIRONMENT

Lecture 19: Line-borne interference Lecture 20: Effects of electric current on the body Lecture 21: Microshock & patient safety considerations Lecture 22: The driven right leg circuit Lecture 23: Medical electrical equipment standards Lecture 24: Testing of medical equipment

(6 hours)

EE6913: Advanced Biomedical Instrumentation

DFL, 2008

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5. ISOLATION DESIGN TECHNIQUES

Lecture 25: Optical coupling Lecture 26: Isolation amplifiers using optical techniques Lecture 27: Magnetic coupling Lecture 28: Providing isolated power to the instrumentation Lecture 29: Isolation using capacitors & multi-channel systems

(5 hours)

6. LOW NOISE INSTRUMENTATION

Lecture 30: Thermal & shot noise Lecture 31: Additional sources of internal noise Lecture 32: Noise models of simple passive components Lecture 33: Noise modeling of active devices & op-amps Lecture 34: Noise figure & noise matching

(5 hours)

TOTAL LECTURES: 34 hours

LABORATORY EXERCISES TO BE SELECTED FROM:

1. Response time eye-hand coordination 2. Estimation of electrode model parameters 3. Differential amplifier CMRR 4. Discrete instrumentation amplifier design 5. Common-mode interference in biopotential measurements 6. Driven right-leg amplifier 7. Transformer isolation & flyback modulation 8. Low-noise optical pulse sensor design

EE6913: Advanced Biomedical Instrumentation

DFL, 2008