Course of Sensors and Actuators in Medicine Information about course of Sensors and Actuators in Medicine at Faculty of Technical Sciences, University of Novi Sad.

Study programme: Department of Power, Electronic and Telecommunication Engineering/Biomedical Engineering

Course code: 12 - BMI110

ECTS: 5

Year: 3 (bachelor)

Semester: summer

Educational goal

Acquiring basic knowledge in the field of sensors and actuators and their application in medicine.

Course content:

Measurement principles and sensor and actuator techniques. Technical properties of sensors and actuators. Methods of sensor and actuator classification. Types of sensors. Sensor application (sensors of linear and angular displacement, speed sensors, accelerometers, force and torque; pressure sensors, level and flow; sensors for measuring temperature and humidity, proximity sensors, tactile sensors). Vision sensors. Types of actuators (electromechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic) and their applications (light modulators and detectors; flow controllers, switches, valves, motors, electromagnets). Packaging (housing). Modern integrated micro-actuators (positioners, optical elements).

Educational outcomes

• Understanding the basic principles of various sensors and actuators, applicable in medical equipment
• Ability to understand and interpret technical properties and the right selections of sensors and actuators from the manufacturer manuals for the specific application in medicine.
• Ability to install and successfully apply sensors or actuators in some medical applications.
• Ability to design electronic circuits for signal processing of simple sensors (pressure, temperature or heart rate…)
• Ability to design electronic circuits for excitation of simple actuators (motors, valves…)

Lecturers

• Professor: Jovan Bajić, PhD, Laslo Tarjan, PhD
• Assistants: MSc Marko Vasiljević-Toskić

Literature:

1. Popović M., "Senzori i merenja", VEŠ, Beograd, 1995.
2. Popović M., "Senzori u robotici", VEŠ, Beograd, 1994.
3. J. Fraden, "Modern Sensors Handbook", Springer, 2004.
4. John G. Webster, "Medical Instrumentation Application and Design",Wiley,2009.