SYLLABUS 4 JNTU BME - REHABILITATION ENGINEERING

REHABILITATION ENGINEERING

UNIT-I
Engineering concepts in rehabilitation Engineering. Anthropometry: Methods for Static and dynamic Measurements: Area Measurements,Measurement of characteristics and movement, Measurement of Muscular Strength and Capabilities. Measurement tools and processes in Rehabilitation engineering: fundamental principles, structure, function; performance and behaviour. Subjective and objective measurement methods.

UNIT-II
Ergonomic aspects in designating devices: Introduction to Models in Process Control, Design of Information Devices, Traditional Devices, V.D.U’ s, Using colour, Design of Controls

UNIT-III
Engineering concepts in sensory rehabilitation Engineering. Sensory augmentation and substitution: Visual system: Visual augmentation, Tactual vision substitution, and Auditory vision substitution. Auditory system: Auditory augmentation, Audiometer, Hearing aids, cochlear implantation, visual auditory substitution, tactual auditory substitution, Tactual system: Tactual augmentation, Tactual substitution,

UNIT-IV
ARTIFICIAL LARYNX (pneumatic & electronic): Analyzing artificial electronic larynx, Augmentative communication, control and computer access (AAC): user interface; outputs; acceleration techniques; Intervention and other issues;

UNIT-V
Orthopedic Prosthetics and Orthotics in rehabilitation:
Engineering concepts in motor rehabilitation, applications. Computer Aided Engineering in Customized Component Design. Intelligent prosthetic knee. A hierarchically controlled prosthetic hand. A self-aligning orthotic knee joint. Externally powered and controlled Orthotics and Prosthetics. FES systems-Restoration of hand function, restoration of standing and walking, Hybrid Assistive Systems (HAS).

UNIT-VI
Active Prostheses: Active above knee prostheses. Myoelectric hand and arm prostheses- different types, block diagram, signal flow diagram and functions. The MARCUS intelligent Hand prostheses

UNIT-VII
Robotic manipulation aids: modes of operation and control.
Environmental control systems: Environmental control and Access to computers.

UNIT-VIII
Computer applications in Rehabilitation engineering: Interfaces in compensation for visual perception. Improvement of orientation and mobility, Computer assisted lip reading, Brain computer interface.

TEXTBOOK
1. Bronzino, Joseph; Handbook of biomedical engineering. 2nd edition,CRC Press, 2000.
2. Robinson C.J Rehabilitation engineering. CRC press 1995

REFERENCE:
1. Horia- Nocholai Teodorecu, L.C.Jain , intelligent systems and technologies in rehabilitation engineering; CRC; December 2000.
2. Etienne Grandjean, Harold Oldroyd, Fitting the task to the man, Taylor & Francis,1988.