Note from June 29, 2020
Although we do not yet know how long the social distancing related to the Covid-19 pandemic will last, and regardless of the changes that had to be made in the evaluation of the June 2020 session in relation to what is provided for in this learning unit description, new learnig unit evaluation methods may still be adopted by the teachers; details of these methods have been - or will be - communicated to the students by the teachers, as soon as possible.
Although we do not yet know how long the social distancing related to the Covid-19 pandemic will last, and regardless of the changes that had to be made in the evaluation of the June 2020 session in relation to what is provided for in this learning unit description, new learnig unit evaluation methods may still be adopted by the teachers; details of these methods have been - or will be - communicated to the students by the teachers, as soon as possible.
5 credits
30.0 h + 30.0 h
Q1
Teacher(s)
Kerckhofs Greet; Vankrunkelsven Ann (compensates Raucent Benoît);
Language
English
Main themes
The purpose of the course is to initiate students to the design metholodogies involved in biomedical engineering, taking into account the specificities and constraints related to the area of medicine and surgery.
The main topics are:
The main topics are:
- design methods and specificities related to the area of medicine and surgery (identification of medical requirements, risk analysis, etc.)
- the constraints intrinsic to the area of medicine and surgery (biocompatibility, sterilization, accuracy and precision, ergonomics and safety, etc.)
- the industrial constraints (certification, cost, etc.).
Aims
At the end of this learning unit, the student is able to : | |
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In consideration of the reference table AA of the program " Master's degree civil engineer mechanics ", this course contributes to the development, the acquisition and the evaluation of the following learning outcomes:
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The contribution of this Teaching Unit to the development and command of the skills and learning outcomes of the programme(s) can be accessed at the end of this sheet, in the section entitled “Programmes/courses offering this Teaching Unit”.
Content
Design requires both solid methodological knowledge and many experiments in practice. With this in mind, the students will first work on new subjects such as certification, biocompatibility, risk analysis ...
Then the students will realizein small groups a project to design a new device including an original thinking on a specific medical issue in collaboration with clinicians. The results of the project will be presented to the audience at the end of semester.
The entire project will be realised in collaboration with and using the software tool from Matrix Requirements: https://matrixreq.com/en/
Then the students will realizein small groups a project to design a new device including an original thinking on a specific medical issue in collaboration with clinicians. The results of the project will be presented to the audience at the end of semester.
The entire project will be realised in collaboration with and using the software tool from Matrix Requirements: https://matrixreq.com/en/
Teaching methods
Teaching includes several sessions and seminars on main topics in the area of medicine and surgery, and a project to design of a new medical/surgical device in collaboration with clinicians.
Evaluation methods
Evaluation will be based on the project, especially the written report (50%), the oral presentation (30%) and the quality of work done during the semester (20%).
An evaluation grid will be given to students.
An evaluation grid will be given to students.
Other information
There is no prerequisite. This course is open to all who have followed training or not in mechanical or biomedical engineering. It is not necessary to have followed Machine Design LMECA2801 nor Introduction to life science FSAB1221, although these courses are interesting foundations.
Online resources
Bibliography
Ouvrage de référence conseillé (non obligatoire) et disponible en prêt à la BSE : RC. Juvinall and KM Marshek, Fundamentals of Machine Component Design, Wiley and Sons.
Faculty or entity
MECA
