REHABILITATION ENGINEERING

BM – 405 Cr L T P

4 3 1 0

Course Prerequisite: 1. Human Anatomy and Physiology

Unit 1 (7 hrs)

Introduction to Rehabilitation:

Principles involved in the study of Rehabilitation Engineering.

Unit 2 (9 hrs)

Rehabilitation Engineering Science & Technology:

Rehabilitation engineering concepts in motor rehabilitation engineering concepts in

communication disorders.Wheel chairs: Categories of Wheelchairs, Wheelchair structure

and Component design, Ergonomics of Wheelchair Propulsion, Power Wheelchair

Electrical Systems. Personal Transportation for the Handicap: Vehicle Selection, Lift

Mechanisms, Hand Controls, Wheelchair restraint Mechanisms.

Unit 3 (11 hrs)

Orthopedic Prosthetics & Orthotics in Rehabilitation Technology:

Fundamentals, Function, Structure and Cosmesis of Orthotic or Prosthetic device.

Computer-Aided engineering in customized component design, Example- Intelligent

prosthetic knee, hierarchically controlled Prosthetic Hand, Myoelectric hand and arm

prosthesis – block diagram, signal flow diagram and functions.

Unit 4 (11 hrs)

Sensory Rehabilitation Systems:

Engineering concepts in sensory rehabilitation, Sensory Augmentation & substitution:

Visual System, Auditory system, Tactual system.

Unit 5 (11 hrs)

Réhabilitation Engineering Technologies: Principles of Application:

Conceptual frameworks, Education and Quality Assurance, Specific Impairments and

Related technologies, Future Developments – Rehabilitation Robotics, and Brain

computer interface systems.

Text Books:

1. Bronzino, Joseph: Handbook of Biomedical Engineering, 2nd

edition, CRC press, 2000.

2. Robinson C.J, Rehabilitation Engineering, CRC press, 1995.