Real-Time Measuring and Processing Biosignals

Lecturer:

Karel Hána (gar.)

Tutor:

Karel Hána (gar.)

Synopsis:

Real-time, latency, interrupts. Design of the measuring chain - input circuits, bus structure of the digital part, signal processing unit (microcontrolers, signal processors, single chip industrial computers, personal computers). Operating system Windows and real time, serious real-time operating systems. Multitasking and preemption, priority of processes, multithreading. Algorithms of real-time biosignal processing.

Requirements:

Solved and documented individual exercise.

Syllabus of lectures:

1. Introduction. Examination requirements. Project information.

2. Real-time.

3. Measuring chain.

4. Input circuits.

5. Bus of numerical parts.

6. Signal processing unit - microcomputer.

7. Signal processing unit - signal processor.

8. Signal processing unit - one-desk computer.

9. Signal processing unit - PC

10. Operation system Windows and the real-time

11. Real-time systems.

12. Signal processing algorithms in the real-time - FFT

13. Signal processing algorithms in the real-time - digital fitration - IIR filters.

14. Signal processing algorithms in the real-time - digital fitration - FIR filters.

Syllabus of tutorials:

1. Examination requirements. General Safety Rules. Excursion to the MRI laboratory. Project Submission.

2. Project consultation.

3. Project consultation.

4. Project consultation.

5. Project consultation.

6. Project consultation.

7. Project consultation.

8. Project consultation.

9. Project consultation.

10. Project consultation.

11. Project consultation.

12. Project consultation.

13. Project consultation. Project presentation I.

14. Project consultation. Project presentation II. Award an ungraded assessment.

Study Objective:

Familiarized with definition real-time, interrupt, parts of the measuring chain, signal processing and filtration in real-time, Real-time OS, computers, microcomputers and computer peripheries.

Study materials:

[1] Qing Li, Caroline Yao: Real-Time Concepts for Embedded Systems. CMP Books; 1st edition (July 2003), ISBN-10: 1578201241.

Stergios Stergiopoulos: Advanced Signal Processing Handbook: Theory and Implementation for Radar, Sonar, and Medical Imaging Real Time Systems (Dsp and Communications Technology). CRC; 1 edition (December 21, 2000), ISBN-10: 0849336910.

[2] Ronald L. Allen, Duncan Mills: Signal Analysis: Time, Frequency, Scale, and Structure (Hardcover). Wiley-IEEE Press (January 2, 2004), ISBN-10: 0471234419.

[3] Thad B. Welch, Cameron H.G. Wright, Michael G. Morrow: Real-Time Digital Signal Processing from Matlab to C with the TMS320C6x DSK. CRC; 1 edition (December 21, 2005), ISBN-10: 0849373824.

[4] Sen M. Kuo, Bob H. Lee, Wenshun Tian: Real-Time Digital Signal Processing: Implementations and Applications (Hardcover). Wiley; 22 edition (June 5, 2006), ISBN-10: 0470014954.

Note:

Further information:

No time-table has been prepared for this course

The course is a part of the following study plans: