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MECH 394 Frontiers in Biomechanical Engineering Units: 3.50
This course addresses the fundamental principles of biomechanical engineering through four introductory modules, each dedicated to one topic: biology, biomechanics, biotransport, and mechatronics. Each module introduces the background and technical principles required to understand topics in biomechanical engineering. This course content emphasizes the multidisciplinary approaches needed to understand a problem from both biology and mechanical engineering perspectives and includes guest lectures given by biomechanical engineering experts with a goal of providing students with exposure to the current biomechanical engineering research landscape.
Students are presumed to have sound background in mechanical measurement, solid mechanics, kinematics and dynamics typically acquired from MECH 217, 221, 228, 321 and 328.
(Lec: 3, Lab: 0, Tut: 0.5)
Students are presumed to have sound background in mechanical measurement, solid mechanics, kinematics and dynamics typically acquired from MECH 217, 221, 228, 321 and 328.
(Lec: 3, Lab: 0, Tut: 0.5)
Requirements: Prerequisites: MECH 217, MECH 221, MECH 228 or MECH 229, or permission of instructor
Corequisites:
Exclusions: CHEE 340
Offering Term: F
CEAB Units:
Mathematics 0
Natural Sciences 12
Complementary Studies 0
Engineering Science 30
Engineering Design 0
Offering Faculty: Smith Engineering
Course Learning Outcomes:
- Explain and discuss what biomechanical engineers do in their professional activities.
- Explain and discuss the basic components that constitute biological matter from molecular to organ scale and how their structure relates to mechanical properties and performance.
- Explain mechanical transport fundamentals in the context of biological systems.
- Apply kinematics and dynamics to model the time dependent motion of a human joint subject to muscular and external forces.
- Construct mathematical and numerical models for the linear and non- linear mechanical properties of biological materials, including bone, cartilage, muscles, tendons, and ligaments.
- Explain macro-scale measurement systems and processes for positions and forces in living systems.
- Analyze and interpret biomechanical data through mechanical models.
- Analyze a biomechanical device or process within realistic constraints (i.e. - economic, environmental, ethical, sustainability and regulatory).