Biomedical Engineering 2013

Dr Eoin O’Cearbhaill School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering

Dr Madeleine Lowery School of Electrical, Electronic and Communications Engineering

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Pacemakers Cochlear implants

Rehabilitation

Deep brain stimulation

Artificial limbs

Hip implants

Gait analysis

Biomedical signal processing

Tissue engineering MR imaging Angioplasty

Physiological modelling

Biomedical Engineering

‘The application of engineering principles to understand, modify or control biological systems’

UCD Biomedical Engineering

Chemical Eng

Biotechnology for engineers

Mechanical Eng

• Dynamics

• Fluid mechanics

• Materials science

• Mechanical Design

• Mechanics of solids

Medical Sciences

• Anatomy

• Physiology

• Neurophysiology

• Physiology of the cardiovascular system

• Exercise science

Electronic & Electrical Eng

• Signal Processing

• Control theory

• Wireless systems

• Communication systems

• Computer engineering

Cell and Tissue Eng

Cell and Tissue Eng

Neural Eng Medical Device Design

Biomaterials Biosignal and Image Analysis

Rehabilitation Engineering

Medical Sciences for Engineers

BE and ME Biomedical Engineering

• Overview of programme structure 2014/2015

• Student experience - Ellen Cahill

• Questions

Paths in Biomedical Engineering at UCD

• 2.8 GPA required for ME Programs • BSc requires a minimum of 100 credits at stage 2 or above

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1st Year Engineering

E&E Engineering

Mech Engineering

Biomedical Engineering

E&E Engineering

Mech Engineering

Biomedical Engineering

ME Biomed

ME Biomed

ME Biomedical Eng.

BE Biomedical Eng.

BSc (Eng. Science)

Biomedical Engineering New for 2014/2015

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Biomedical Engineering Stream Stage 2

Stage 2 Semester 1 Semester 2

MATH20290 Multivariable Calculus for Eng STAT20060 Statistics & Probability for Engineers

EEEN20020 Electrical&Electronic Circuits MEEN20040 Mechanics of Solids I

EEEN20030 Engineering Electromagnetics MEEN20030 Applied Dynamics I

MEEN20010 Mechanics of Fluids I

PHYS20040 An introduction to Physiology

Plus 2 Options from:

MEEN20060 Mechanical Eng Design I

MEEN10020 Materials Sci & Eng I

EEEN20060 Communication Systems

In Program Electives EEEN20050 Digital Electronics

EEEN20010 Computer Engineering I EEEN20040 Electronic Circuits

MEEN20020 Manufacturing Engineering I

MEEN20050 Heat Transfer In Program Electives

CHEN20050 Biotechnology for Engineers PHTY20020 Applied Physics and Biomech

PERS10120 Science of Human Performance I PHTY10040 Functional Anatomy and Kinesiology

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Biomedical Engineering Stream Stage 3 Stage 3

Semester 1 Semester 2 ACM30160 Mathematics for Engineers VI ACM30170 Numerical Methods for Engineers

ANAT40010 Medical Sciences for Biomedical Engineers MEEN30040 Measurement & Instrumentation

Either Either

EEEN30110 Signals & Systems and EEEN30050 Signal Processing

EEEN30030 Electromagnetic Waves Or

Or MEEN30020 Mechanics of Solids II

MEEN30100 Engineering Thermodynamics II and

MEEN30090 Materials Science and Engineering II

Plus 1 Option from : Plus 2 Options from:

EEEN30110 Signals & Systems MEEN30020 Mechanics of Solids II

EEEN30030 Electromagnetic Waves MEEN30010 Applied Dynamics II

MEEN30100 Engineering Thermodynamics II MEEN40020 Mechanics of Fluids II

MEEN30090 Materials Science and Engineering II EEEN30120 Analogue Electronics

MEEN30030 Mechanical Engineering Design II EEEN30060 Communication Theory I

EEEN30030 Electromagnetic Waves

MEEN40040 Materials Science and Engineering III

In Program Electives

RDGY 30440 Intro Image Analysis in Matlab

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Biomedical Engineering Stream Stage 4

Stage 4 Semester 1 Semester 2

EEEN30170 BE Biomedical Project EEEN30170 BE Biomedical Project

MEEN40600 Medical Device Design CHEN40470 Cell Culture & Tissue Eng

MEEN40620 Biomechanics EEEN40070 Neural Engineering

EEEN30160 Biomedical Signals and Images EEEN40350 Rehabilitation Engineering

MEEN40630 Biomaterials

Plus 1 Option from :

EEEN30110 Signals and Systems

EEEN40010 Control Theory

EEEN40050 Wireless Systems

EEEN40300 Entrepreneurship in Engineering

MEEN30030 Mechanical Engineering Design II

MEEN30100 Engineering Thermodynamics II

MEEN30140 Professional Engineering (Finance)

MEEN40020 Mechanics of Fluids II

ME Biomedical Engineering Semester 1, Year 1

ANAT40010 Medical Sciences for Biomedical Engineers (unless already taken)

MEEN40620 Biomechanics

MEEN40630 Biomaterials

MEEN40600 Medical Device Design

2 or 3 Modules From Below or Equivalent

Engineering Modules

EEEN30160 Biomedical Signal and Image Analysis

EEME 30040 Professional Engineering (Finance)

EEEN40010 Control Theory

EEEN40050 Wireless Systems

EEEN30030 Electromagnetic Waves

EEEN40150 Radio Frequency Electronics

MEEN30030 Mechanical Engineering Design II

MEEN40060 Fracture Mechanics

MEEN20010 Mechanics of Fluids I

MEEN40020 Mechanics of Fluids II

MEEN30100 Engineering Thermodynamics II

Modules from outside Engineering

PHYS20040 An introduction to Physiology: Human cells and tissues

PHYS30010 Physiology of the Cardiovascular System

NEUR30080 Neuromuscular and membrane biology

PHYC40430 Nanomechanics - from single molecules to single cells

STAT30240 Linear Models I (Statistics)

ACM40290 Numerical Algorithms

Engineering

Life Sciences

Biomedical Engineering

ME Biomedical Engineering Semester 1, Year 2

MEEN40610 Research Project / Thesis

MEEN40560 Research Skills and Techniques

3 Modules From Below or Equivalent

Engineering Modules

EEEN40010 Control Theory

EEEN40050 Wireless Systems

EEEN30030 Electromagnetic Waves

EEEN40150 Radio Frequency Electronics

MEEN30030 Mechanical Engineering Design II

MEEN40060 Fracture Mechanics

MEEN40020 Mechanics of Fluids II

MEEN30100 Engineering Thermodynamics II

Modules from outside Engineering

PHYS30010 Physiology of the Cardiovascular System

NEUR30080 Neuromuscular and membrane biology

PHYC40430 Nanomechanics - from single molecules to cells

STAT30240 Linear Models I (Statistics)

ACM40290 Numerical Algorithms

Engineering

Life Sciences

Biomedical Engineering

Semester 2, Year 2

MEEN40610 Research Project / Thesis

3 Modules From Below or Equivalent

Biomedical Engineering Modules

MEEN40350 Rehabilitation Engineering

EEEN40070 Neural Engineering

CHEN40470 Cell Culture and Tissue Engineering

Engineering Modules

MEEN30020 Mechanics of Solids II

MEEN40040 Materials Science and Engineering III

MEEN40180 Nanomaterials

MEEN30010 Applied Dynamics II

MEEN40070 Advanced Metals/Materials Processing

MEEN40430 Professional Engineering (Management)

MEEN40670 Technical Communication

EEEN30050 Signal Processing Theory and Applications

EEEN40130 Advanced Signal Processing

EEEN40060 Digital Communications

EEEN30060 Communication Theory

EEEN30120 Analogue Electronics

Modules from outside Engineering

PHYS20020 Neurophysiology

PHYS20030 Physiology of the internal environment of the human body

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ME Biomedical Engineering Semester 2, Year 1 : 30-Credit Work Placement

Sample ME Projects 2013 and 2014 • Design of a High Speed Micro-indention Process for Micro-structuring

• Biomedical Surfaces

• Development of a test method for rotational impacts of sports helmets

• Image Processing of Digital Holographic Microscope Images of Cells

• The Left Heart Simulator: Measurement of Papillary Muscle Force in Porcine Mitral Valves

• Development of a Bioreactor for Monotonic and Oscillatory Stresses

• Multi-class brain-computer interface

• Analysing brain signals during anaesthesia in human

• Analysing respiration in heart failure using contact and non-contact sensors

• Analyzing brain signals during execution and imagination of a motor task

• Determine optimal coating and performance for Flextome Cuting Balloon Protector Caps

• Design of needle system to reliably inject dye into the submucosa of the intestine via an elongate flexible endoscope

• Cannula Pull Strength of the Pen Needle Assembly

• The biomechanical effects of playing surfaces during specific activities in Rugby Union

• Biaxial testing of heart valve tissue

• Computer aided design and manufacture using the Mori Seiki CNC machine

• Nanostructured apatite-mullite glass-ceramic surfaces

• Bioreactor design for carotid artery graphs

• PMMA Bone cement – Analysis of influence of vibration on cement penetration into trabecular bone analogue

• Novel applications of the BiancaMed SleepMinder

• Myoelectric control schemes for multifunction prosthetic hands

• Haemodynamics of mitral heart valves

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Recent Graduates

UCD Biomedical Engineering

• Student experience - Ellen Cahill

UCD Biomedical Engineering

Questions?