Overview of the types of devices and instrumentation used in various applications of clinical medicine, including organ systems. Discussion of the state of the art in applied medicine, and technological considerations incorporated in the operation of these items. Brief discussion of the physiology and disease process involved with each item. Laboratory exercises will be conducted on AC circuits using protoboards and AC power supplies, function generators, oscilloscopes, and frequency counters. This beginning course includes Karnaugh maps, truth tables, coding, switching circuits, converters and logic circuit elements.
Laboratory exercises in basic logic circuits.
Topics included are breadboarding, basic gates, and combinational circuits. Laboratory exercises in breadboarding and measurements of solid-state circuits utilizing all types of electronic measuring equipment. Typical tooling problems include working drawings and hardware. Laboratory experiments in tool design in relation to mass part production. Problem analysis and software development methodology.