Control Theory in Biomedical Engineering: Applications in Physiology and Medical Robotics

Control theory is not only a fundamental notion for understanding feedback paths in physiological systems (endocrine system, immune system, neurological system) but also a particular concept for building artificial organs (legs, hands, knees), and in controlling artificial devices (pacemakers, insulin injection devices). On the other side, control theory profoundly impacts the everyday lives of a large part of the human population including the disabled and the elderly who use assistive and rehabilitation robots for improving the quality of their lives and increasing their independence. Control Theory in Biomedical Engineering: Applications in Physiology and Medical Robotics highlights the importance of control theory and feedback control in our lives and explains how this theory is at the centre of future medical developments. The book is suitable for graduate students and researchers in both the control engineering and biomedical engineering fields. The book can also interest medical students and practitioners who want to enhance their understanding of physiological processes and medical robotics. Gives an overview of state-of-the-art control theory in physiology and stresses the importance of this theory in the medical field through concrete examples (endocrine system, immune system, neurological system)Takes a comprehensive look at advances in medical robotics and rehabilitation devices and presents case studies focusing on their feedback controlPresents the significance of control theory in the pervasiveness of medical robots in surgery, exploration, diagnosis, therapy, rehabilitation INDICE: Part I. Applications in physiology 1. Modeling and Control in Physiology 2. Mathematical Modeling of Cholesterol Homeostasis 3. Adaptive Control of Artificial Pancreas Systems for Treatment of Type 1 Diabetes 4. Modeling and Optimal Control of Cancer-immune System 5. Genetic Fuzzy Logic based System for Arrhythmia Classification 6. Modelling simple and complex handwriting based on EMG signals Part II. Applications in Medical robotics 7. Medical Robotics 8. Wearable Mechatronic Devices for Upper Limb Amputees 9. Exoskeletons in Upper limb Rehabilitation: a review to find key challenges to improve functionality 10. A double pendulum model for human walking control on the treadmill and stride-to-stride fluctuations: Control of step length, time, velocity and position on the treadmill 11. Continuum NasoXplorer Manipulator with Shape Memory Actuators for Transnasal Exploration 12. Tunable Stiffness using Negative Poisson's Ratio Towards Load-bearing Continuum Tubular Mechanisms in Medical Robotics

• ISBN: 978-0-12-821350-6
• Editorial: Academic Press
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 420
• Fecha Publicación: 01/07/2020
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés