RBE580/ME5205 - Biomedical Robotics, Fall Semester 2014
Prof. Fischer will be teaching Biomedical Robotics in Fall B-Term 2014.
This course is cross listed as RBE 580 and ME 5205.
Class Time:
Mon & Wed, 3:00-4:50pm, GH227
Course Description:
This course will provide an overview of a multitude of biomedical applications of robotics. Applications covered include: image-guided surgery, percutaneous therapy, localization, robot-assisted surgery, simulation and augmented reality, laboratory and operating room automation, robotic rehabilitation, and socially assistive robots. Specific subject matter includes: medical imaging, coordinate systems and representations in 3D space, robot kinematics and control, validation, haptics, teleoperation, registration, calibration, image processing, tracking, and human-robot interaction. Topics will be discussed in lecture format followed by interactive discussion of related literature. The course will culminate in a team project covering one or more of the primary course focus areas.
Course information can be found on the myWPI site.
Prerequisite: RBE 500 and RBE 501 or equivalent. Please contact Prof. Fischer if you are uncertain about your background.
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