t.BA.WV.BME2.19HS (Biomechanical Engineering 2) 
Module: Biomechanical Engineering 2
This information was generated on: 25 April 2024
No.
t.BA.WV.BME2.19HS
Title
Biomechanical Engineering 2
Organised by
T IMES
Credits
4

Description

Version: 3.0 start 01 August 2022
 

Short description

 BME 2 covers biomechanical application fields in surgical technologies and ergonomics & rehabilitation engineering. You will gain knowledge of technical solutions in the clinical application field, develop a product for fracture treatment and learn soft biological tissue modeling. The development & approval of medical devices complete the course.
 

Module coordinator

 Michaela Nusser

Learning objectives (competencies)
- You will learn to combine knowledge from engineering, medicine and natural sciences to develop technical solutions for the medicine of the future.
- You will learn to describe biological structures and to dimension implants through analytical and computer-aided modeling
- You will learn to develop and apply various measurement techniques and measurement systems in biomechanics, including human motion analysis.
- You will learn appropriate procedures for the development of basic biomechanical data as well as the design, layout and dimensioning of medical products.
- You will learn to apply necessary processes in the context of certification of medical devices (risk analysis, regulatory affairs, innovation process).
- You will acquire scientific methodological competence to evaluate existing technical solutions.
Aim Competencies Taxonomy level
Developing medical technology solutions using an interdisciplinary approach Interdisciplinary
 		 Create
Develop and apply mathematical and/or numerical biomechanical models to compute biological structures. Model building
 		 Apply / create
Classify and adequately apply measurement techniques and measurement systems in biomechanics, including human motion analysis. Development & Application Apply / create
Numerical modeling for the dimensioning of medical devices Dimensioning Apply / create
Application of the processes in the field of medical device development and certification Immediate practical applicability of knowledge Apply / create
Apply scientific methods to find and evaluate solutions Scientific working
 		 Analysis
Application of clinical methods in simulated environment (lab practicals)
- motion analysis
- Muscle activity measurements EMG
- Bone cement / hip implant
- Screws / bone composite		 Analysis and testing of biological and biomedical structures Analysis


 
     
     
     
     
     

Module contents

 Ergonomics & rehabilitation technology
  • Robotic-assistive rehabilitation technologies in the context of neurodegenerative diseases
  • Ergonomic aspects of biomechanics with consideration of anthropometric conditions in product development
  • Testing and evaluation of exoskeletons and therapy devices
 
Mathematical models
  • Modeling of the musculoskeletal system, especially calculation of acting muscle and joint forces at the spine
  • Development of an osteosynthesis product using FE simulations (numerical methodology)
  • Introduction to mechanical modeling of anisotropic hyperelastic materials
  • Numerical modeling of soft biological tissues by (anisotropic) hyperelastic material models using FEM
 
 Experimental biomechanics
  • Study design incl. statistical analysis of clinical data
  • Introduction to material and structural testing of soft biological tissues and biomedical structures
 
 Medical device (development)
  • Product development in medical technology according to ISO 13485 for implants & prostheses as well as for robotic-assistive devices for neuro-rehabilitation
  • Processes in the context of medical device certification (risk analysis, regulatory affairs, innovation process)
  • Patent and trademark law§ in the field of medical technology

Teaching materials

 Manuscripts, (ppt-slides)
 

Supplementary literature

 - Biocompatible Materials I, Erich Wintermantel
- Materials in medical technology, Wüthrich Erich
- Functional Anatomy of the Joints, Kapandji Ibrahim
- Nonlinear Solid Mechanics: A Continuum Approach for Engineering, Gerhard A. Holzapfel

 

Prerequisites

 Functional Anatomy (Biomechanical Engineering 1)
 

Teaching language

 (X) German ( ) English

Part of International Profile

 ( ) Yes (X) No

Module structure

 Type 2a
  For more details please click on this link: T_CL_Modulauspraegungen_SM2025

Exams
Description Type Form Scope Grade Weighting
Graded assignments during teaching semester Numerical based modeling project Poster & Presentation 15 h grades 1-6 20%
End-of-semester exam Written exam   90 Min grades 1-6 80%

Remarks

 No

Legal basis

 The module description is part of the legal basis in addition to the general academic regulations. It is binding. During the first week of the semester a written and communicated supplement can specify the module description in more detail.

Note

Course: Biomechanical Engineering 2 - Vorlesung
No.
t.BA.WV.BME2.19HS.V
Title
Biomechanical Engineering 2 - Vorlesung

Note

  • No module description is available in the system for the cut-off date of 25 April 2024.