Courses – Fakultet tehničkih nauka u Novom Sadu

Subject: Fundamental of Neural Prosthesis (17.BMI114)

Native organizations units: Sub-department for Automatic Control and Systems Engineering

Type of studies	Title
Undergraduate Academic Studies	Biomedical Engineering (Godina: 4, Winter)

General information:

Category	Scientific-professional
Scientific or art field	Automatic Control and System Engineering
Interdisciplinary	No
ECTS	6

Educational goal:

Students learn about modern technologies and development trends in the field of neural prostheses.

Educational outcome:

The acquired knowledge is used in solving practical engineering problems in the field of neural prostheses. The physiological base of neural prostheses. Acquiring knowledge about structures of modern electronic simulators and their projection. The introduction of different types of neural prostheses, the principals of their functioning, hardware and algorithms. The basic principles of projecting neural prostheses.

Course content:

The basic operating principles of neural prosthses. Neural prosthesis as a functional replacement for natural biological systems. Neural prosthetic system design. The effects of electromagnetic fields on the sensory-motor mechanisms. Therapeutic effects of electrical and magnetic stimulation. Design of electronic neuromuscular stimulators. Functional electrical stimulation (FES). Pacemakers and defibrillators. Phrenic nerve pacing. Motor prosthetics for control of movement (restitution of grasping, standing and walking). Sensory function restitution-sensory prosthetics (auditory prosthetics – cochlear implants, visual prosthetics). Bladder control implants. Prosthetics for pain relief. Muscle exercises.

Teaching methods:

Lectures. Computer practice. Laboratory practice. Consultations.

Literature:

Authors	Title	Year	Publisher	Language
Ilić Vojin	Prilog upravljačkim interfejsima neutralnih proteza	2013	Fakultet tehničkih nauka Novi Sad	Serbian language
Jorgovanović, N. i dr.	Spoljašnje upravljanje biološkim aktuatorima	2018	Fakultet tehničkih nauka, Novi Sad	Serbian language
Jorgovanović Nikola	Upravljanje funkcionalnom električnom stimulacijom za neurorehabilitaciju pokreta	2003	Fakultet tehničkih nauka Novi Sad	Serbian language
Popović D, Sinkjær T.	Control of movement for physically disabled	2000	Springer-Verlag, London	English