BMET4790: Introduction to Biomechatronics

2026 unit information

Biomechatronics is the application of mechatronic engineering to human biology, and as such it forms an important subset of the overall biomedical engineering discipline. This unit focusses on a number of areas of interest including auditory and optical prostheses, artificial hearts and active and passive prosthetic limbs and examines the biomechatronic systems (hardware and signal processing) that underpin their operation.

Unit details and rules

Managing faculty or University school:

Engineering

Details

Study level	Undergraduate
Academic unit	Aerospace, Mechanical and Mechatronic
Credit points	6

Enrolment rules

Prerequisites: ?	(MECH3921 or BMET3921) or MTRX3700 or MTRX3760 or (AMME5921 or BMET5921)
Corequisites: ?	None
Prohibitions: ?	AMME4790 or AMME5790 or BMET5790
Assumed knowledge: ?	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;

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Session	MoA ?	Location	Outline ?
Semester 2 2026	Normal day	Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney	Outline unavailable

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