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Module Specifications

Current Academic Year 2012 - 2013
Please note that this information is subject to change.

Module Title	Rehabilitation Engineering
Module Code	MM498
School	School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering
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Module Co-ordinator	Semester 1: Caitriona Lally Semester 2: Caitriona Lally Autumn: Caitriona Lally
Module Teacher	Caitriona Lally
NFQ level	8	Credit Rating	5
Pre-requisite	None
Co-requisite	None
Compatibles	None
Incompatibles	None

Description

To familiarise the students with technology currently used to improve the quality of life of individuals with disabilities, and those recovering from trauma.

Learning Outcomes

1. Identify, formulate, analyse and solve numerical models to represent the musculoskeletal system and apply these models to the development of prosthetics/orthotics used in rehabilitation engineering.
2. Demonstrate the fundamental principles and design considerations of medical instruments currently in use for rehabilitation, e.g. EMG, ECG, EEG electrodes.
3. Describe extensive applications of medical instruments for rehabilitation.
4. Describe the technology currently used for physiotherapy and rehabilitation purposes, e.g. back braces, wheelchairs etc.
5. Devise new concepts and/or designs, through application of this technology, to engineer devices which aid rehabilitation.
6. Describe and/or perform experiments to assess rehabilitation device designs fulfilment of design constraints.
7. Describe in detail various types of physical and sensory disabilities of a temporary and permanent nature and be familiar with the devices and technology used to diagnose and improve such disabilities.
8. Write and present a well organised project report.

Workload	Full-time hours per semester
*Type*	*Hours*	*Description*
Lecture	24	No Description
Laboratory	6	No Description
Tutorial	6	No Description
Assignment	40	No Description
Independent learning time	60	No Description
Total Workload: 136

All module information is indicative and subject to change. For further information,students are advised to refer to the University's Marks and Standards and Programme Specific Regulations at: http://www.dcu.ie/registry/examinations/index.shtml

Indicative Content and Learning Activities

Introduction to rehabilitation engineering.
Modelling and simulation applied to biomechanics of the musculoskeletal system and prosthetics/orthotics.

Wheelchairs and personal transportation.
Wheelchair design.

Wheelchair safety, standards and testing.
Wheelchair support and seating.

Rehabilitation engineering technologies: Principles and applications.
Bioamplifiers - principles and design.

ECG, EMG, EEG, EOG measurements - electrode principles and design.
Stimulating electrodes.

Design of medical instruments used in rehabilitation engineering.
Defibrillators.

Pacemakers.
Sensory augmentation and substitution.

Assessment Breakdown
Continuous Assessment	30%	Examination Weight	70%

Course Work Breakdown
Type	Description	% of total	Assessment Date
Group assignment	Students, in groups of two, are asked to compare and contrast patents for specific rehabilitation devices	30%	Week 12

Reassessment Requirement
Resit arrangements are explained by the following categories; 1 = A resit is available for all components of the module 2 = No resit is available for 100% continuous assessment module 3 = No resit is available for the continuous assessment component
This module is category 1

Indicative Reading List

Nigg BM & Herzog W: 1999, Biomechanics of the Musculo-Skeletal System, Wiley,
Cooper RA.: 1995, Rehabilitation Engineering Applied to Mobility and Manipulation, Institute of Physics,
Webster JG.: 1998, Medical Instrumentation; Application and Design, Wiley,
Teodorescu H-NL & Jain LC.: 2001, Intelligent Systems and Technology in Rehabilitation Engineering, The CRC International Series on Computational Intelligence,
Hedman G.: 1990, Rehabilitation Technology, Haworth Press,
Carr JJ & Brown JM.: 2000, Introduction to Biomedical Equipment Technology, Prentice Hall,
Bronzino J.D.: 2000, The Biomedical Engineering Handbook, 2nd Edition, Volume 2, A CRC Handbook published in cooperation with IEEE Press,
R.A. Cooper, JH. Ohnanbe, D.A. Hobson: 2006, 9. An Introduction to Rehabilitation Engineering, Taylor & Francis,

Other Resources

522, Web-book, Malmivuo J. & Plonsey, R., 1995, Bioelectromagnetism - Principles and Applications of Bioelectric and Biomagnetic Fields, New York, Oxford University Press, http://butler.cc.tut.fi/~malmivuo/bem/bembook/,

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B.Eng. in Biomedical Engineering

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ECSAO

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