Bionics and Bioelectronics
Bionics and Bioelectronics
The Bionics and Bioelectronics specialisation is designed to prepare you for the burgeoning bionics and bioelectronics industry.
This specialisation will provide you with a fundamental understanding of the integration of electronics with biology, biomaterials, neuromodulation and long-term reliability knowledge essential to sensory and motor implantable therapies.
| Unit of study | Credit points | A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition | Session |
|---|---|---|---|
Bionics and Bioelectronics |
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| Students complete 30 credit points to achieve this specialisation. | |||
| Students must complete 12 credit points from the following: | |||
| ELEC2104 Electronic Devices and Circuits |
6 | A ELEC1103. Ohm's Law and Kirchoff's Laws; action of Current and Voltage sources; network analysis and the superposition theorem; Thevenin and Norton equivalent circuits; inductors and capacitors, transient response of RL, RC and RLC circuits; the ability to use power supplies, oscilloscopes, function generators, meters, etc. |
Semester 2 |
| ELEC2302 Signals and Systems |
6 | A (MATH1001 OR MATH1021) AND MATH1002 AND (MATH1003 OR MATH1023). Basic knowledge of differentiation & integration, differential equations, and linear algebra. |
Semester 2 |
| Students must complete 18 credit points from the following: | |||
| BMET3802 Biomedical Instrumentation |
6 | A A knowledge of basic anatomy and physiology and electrical circuits is required: Ohm's law, Thevenin's and Norton's theorems, basic circuit theory involving linear resistors, capacitors and inductors, operational amplifiers. N ELEC3802 or ELEC8882 or BMET9802 |
Semester 2 |
| BMET5790 Introduction to Biomechatronics |
6 | A Knowledge in mechanical and electronic engineering; adequate maths and applied maths skills; background knowledge of physics, chemistry and biology; Some programming capability: MATLAB, C, C++, software tools used by engineers including CAD and EDA packages. P (MECH3921 or BMET3921) or MTRX3700 or MTRX3760 or (AMME5921 or BMET5921 or BMET9921) N AMME4790 or AMME5790 |
Semester 2 |
| BMET5957 Bioelectronic Medicine Circuits and Systems |
6 | A ELEC2104 and BMET2922 |
Semester 1 |
| BMET5995 Advanced Bionics |
6 | A AMME5921 OR BMET5921 OR MECH3921 OR BMET3921 N AMME5995 OR AMME5951 OR BMET5951 |
Semester 1 |
| Units taken for the specialisation will also count toward requirements of the Biomedical stream. | |||