Understanding the Human Machine: A Primer for BioengineeringWorld Scientific, 2004 - 396 pagine This introductory book for undergraduate students poses a question: What is bioengineering all about? After offering a reference frame and defining the objectives (chapter 1), ?physiology? (chapter 2) is presented as a source material followed by ?signals? (chapter 3) and ?signal pick up? (chapter 4). Chapter 5 deals with the biological amplifier. Reading the signal and the need for mathematical models are the subject matter, respectively, of chapters 6 and 7; they only provide guidance. The last chapter tries to look ahead. Sometimes, the subject is treated in relative depth; at times, the visit is more superficial. Formation rather than information is favored. Historical shots supply background material and spicy insights. Style is light, sprinkled with a little humor. There are exercises which allow students to learn independently. |
Sommario
Introduction | 1 |
13 Quantification Process | 3 |
14 Witchery Charlatanism Frankenstein Science Fiction | 5 |
15 Koestlers Creative Collisions | 7 |
The Recording Channel | 8 |
17 Objectives | 10 |
Source Physiological Systems and Levels | 13 |
22 Cardiovascular System | 16 |
43 SensorsTransducers | 288 |
44 Biosensors | 292 |
45 Comments and Conclusions | 296 |
Biological Amplifier | 299 |
52 Basic Requirements | 300 |
53 Instrumentation Amplifiers IA | 301 |
54 Instrumentation Amplifier Specifications | 312 |
55 Noise and Interference | 318 |
23 Respiratory System | 98 |
24 Renal System | 121 |
25 Gastrointestinal System | 142 |
26 Endocrine System | 158 |
27 Nervous System | 191 |
28 Muscular System | 203 |
29 The Cell | 212 |
Signals What They Are | 217 |
32 Bioelectric Events and their Signals | 218 |
33 Signals Produced by Biomechanical Systems | 253 |
34 Signals Produced by Biomaterials | 259 |
35 Cellular Signals | 262 |
36 Image as a Signal | 263 |
37 Concluding Remarks of Chapter 3 | 268 |
Signal Pick Up | 271 |
The ElectricElectric Transducer | 272 |
56 Conclusions | 335 |
The Interpreter Reading the Signals | 337 |
62 Pattern Reading | 338 |
63 Discretization of a Signal | 340 |
64 What Do We Do With the Signals? | 344 |
65 Final Remarks and Conclusions | 346 |
Feedback The Need of Mathematical Models | 349 |
72 Linear versus NonLinear Models | 351 |
73 Characteristics of a System Model | 355 |
74 Partial Final Remarks | 357 |
Rounding Up and Looking Ahead | 359 |
References | 365 |
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