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Project 4 (in Biomedical Engineering) [ LFSAB1506 ]


4.0 crédits ECTS  22.5 h + 22.5 h   2q 

Teacher(s) Thonnard Jean-Louis ; Lefèvre Philippe ;
Language French
Place
of the course
Louvain-la-Neuve
Prerequisites


 FSAB 1225 Introduction to biomedical engineering.

Main themes
  • Bibliographic study and understanding of the problem : drawing up of a book of specifications
  • Development of an appropriate method allowing to solve the problem and of an adequate experimental protocol
  • Laboratory experiments
  • Debriefing sessions with tutors and teachers in order to refine analyses and to prepare the final report
  • Drawing up of a final report and oral presentation
Aims

The skills that « projects 4 » aim at developing are on the one hand transversal skills which are common to all «projects 4», and on the other hand technical domain-specific skills connected with each specialization.

Transversal skills :

Projects 4 aim at providing students with transversal skills close to the practice of engineering jobs within a multi-disciplinary context :

  • Analyse and improve an existing system ;
  • Analyse experimental data with a critical mind (this point is of utter importance, because this project will imply an important experimental part, realized in UCL's research labs)
  • Discriminate between reality and the models used to describe or modify it ;
  • Deal with the notion of uncertainty in the project approach, its conception and the obtained results.

Technical domain-specific skills :

Biomedical engineering is a multi-disciplinary domain interfacing biomedical sciences with engineering sciences, thus concerning many applications. It is both an important discipline being taught in an increasing number of universities, and a somehow difficult domain to comprehend prima facie.

The project aims at teaching engineering students how to apply theoretical knowledges acquired in the biomedical engineering domain. The collaboration of teachers belonging to the health sciences sector and teachers in the science and technologies sector is essential to the realization of a realistic project in biomedical engineering.

Evaluation methods Students present and defend their project in front of a jury composed of all course teachers, possibly completed by other tutors having contributed to the project supervision.
Teaching methods Work in small groups supervised by a tutor : regular presentations of progress made.
Content The project will integrate at least two biomedical engineering disciplines. For example, the following projects could be proposed to the students : - Study of cell/material interactions (cell growth, characterization and imaging techniques) - Design of an implant in a physiological environment - Physiological signals measure and physiological noise extraction (EEG, ECG) - Analysis of movement control (gait, eye movements) based on measures of different parameters and mathematical modelling of the studied system.
Other information This course is part of the set of « Project 4 » courses of the programme of bachelor in engineering. « Projects 4 » share common transversal objectives but exist under different versions oriented towards specific disciplinary objectives, corresponding to the majors/minors of the programme. Each student chooses either the project related to his/her major or to his/her minor (if available). .
Cycle et année
d'étude
> Bachelor in Engineering
> Bachelor in Engineering
Faculty or entity
in charge
> GBIO


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