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2023/2024
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Rehabilitation engineering

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F7ADIRI ZK 20P+8C English
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Department of Natural Sciences
Synopsis:

The aim of the course is to acquaint students with current trends in the rehabilitation engineering. Use of modern technologies in the field of rehabilitation aids for people with special needs. Attention is paid to technical aspects of the design of such devices and perspectives of further development using the results of modern disciplines (eg robotics, artificial intelligence) and taking into account the most common types of disabilities or disorders.

Requirements:

As a standard, teaching takes place in the form of contact and the course ends with an oral exam, which is preceded by written preparation. If the number of students is less than 5, teaching can take place in the form of guided self-study with regular consultations. Furthermore, it is required to prepare a written study by the student on a given topic in the field. The condition for admission to the exam is the completion of two laboratory exercises (evidenced by a protocol signed by the student, the head of the exercise and the guarantor of the course). The protocols will be archived in the doctoral study paper.

Syllabus of lectures:

1.Types of rehabilitation aids, overview of current solutions in the field of rehabilitation technologies, compensatory aids and telemedicine. Standards, recommendations and guidelines for the development of technologies used by users with disabilities.

2.Basic technical design elements used in residential and work areas and cars for the handicapped. Spaces for handicapped. Program environment for space design for the disabled. Possibilities of using information and communication technologies in social care.

3.Instruments in the diagnosis and rehabilitation of the locomotor systems. MoCap systems. Construction of inertial and camera recording systems used in practice. Design of pressure gauges, carpets and inserts. Measurement and evaluation of kinematics and dynamics of body movement.

4.Motor disabilities and the use of special technologies. Types of motor disability. Compensation aids for people with motor disabilities, types. Methods of choosing compensatory aids. Communication with the computer through eye movements. Robot as one of the social services. Adjuvants, aids to facilitate personal mobility..

5.Lumbar prostheses and their types. Amputation scheme. Design of prostheses. Proteometry, gypsum negative reading. Design of upper limb prosthesis. Design of lower limb prostheses. Clever limb prosthetic systems.

6.Problems of cognitive disorders (eg communication, learning or memory disorders) and technical support options.

7.Drivers and other special tools to support independence. Orthoses and their division. Design and manufacture of orthoses.

8.Artificial organs and tissue replacements, visual disturbances and defects, optical and optoelectronic devices. Hearing defects and deaf communication. Cochlear implants. Biofeedback. Possibilities of using computer games or other motivational tools to increase patient accountability. Methods and principles used in biofeedback technologies.

9.Architecture of supervisory systems - definitions, principles, related ethical issues, aecurity issues. IoT, AAL and specialized services for seniors. Telemedicine and telerehabilitation. Monitoring compliance with medical recommendations. Technology as a companion or advisor. Possibilities of using products equipped with artificial intelligence to support user independence. Principles and possibilities of using conversational and dialog systems.

10.Brain-computer interface (BCI, brain-gate system), principles and constraints. Further perspectives for the future, principles of the function of certain products replacing the senses.

Syllabus of tutorials:

1.Study of kinematics and dynamics of movement of prosthetic components using the accelerometer system. Methods of processing of motion data and their quantitative evaluation by means of computer technology

2.Study of the force and momentum effects of the musculoskeletal system by using dynamometers. Study of the mechanical properties of biological tissues using a test system.

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Study materials:

[1] Cook A.M, Miller J.: Assitive Technologies. Principles and Practice, Mosby Elsevier 2008

[2] Brown B., Smallwood R., Barber D.: Medical physics and biomedical engineering.

[3] Kutílek, P., Žižka, A. Selected Chapters from Experimental Biomechanics. 1. Vydání.Praha: Česká technika - nakladatelství ČVUT, 2012, 165 s., ISBN 978-80-01-05114-6.

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