The goal of this course is to provide students with system modeling and control design experience in biological sytems and medical applications. Characterization of design criteria in terms of application requirements and problems in implementing control solutions are discussed. Handouts and material on reserve. See Suggested Reading List. There will be two exams during the term.
All exams are open book and notes.
Individual work on exams is required. Partial credit will be given for late assignments. Students enrolled in 1580 will be required to prepare a paper describing a problem related to control in biomedical systems, including a survey of current literature. Students enrolled in 2580 will be required to implement a simulation or control design project and write a paper, including a description of the problem and rationale for solution criteria, describing it. Graduate students are encouraged to use material related to their research activities.