Bionics engineering
Laurea Triennale
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Laurea Triennale
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Il Corso di Laurea prevede un percorso per il rilascio di un doppio titolo con la Scuola Superiore di Studi Universitari e di Perfezionamento Sant'Anna.
Bionics engineering is a new frontier of biomedical engineering. Indeed, "bionics" is increasingly used at international level to indicate the research area which integrates the most advanced robotics and bioengineering technologies with life sciences, such as medicine and neuroscience, materials science, etc., with the ultimate goal of inventing and deploying a new generation of biomimetic machines, human-centred healthcare and (more generally) assistive technologies. Although some of them will replace traditional biomedical technologies, bionic solutions will be in general complementary and synergic to state-of-the-art biomedical engineering efforts.
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One of the primary goals of this master degree course is to challenge a selected core of very highly qualified students that, besides acquiring high-level professional skills, will also foster the progress of the research activities in the bionics field. They will be able to close the innovation loop by both translating the knowledge across application scenarios and transferring scientific insights into market opportunities. In the progress of their studies, graduate students of the Master of Science in Bionics Engineering will gather fundamentals of science and technology of biorobotics and neural engineering. They will be also progressively trained to a multi-disciplinary research attitude by means of a fruitful dialogue with scientists from different research fields, such as medicine, biology, neuroscience, as well as with clinicians in the field of rehabilitation and surgery, pioneers of emerging industrials sectors and social scientists on-exhaustive lists of experiences the students will be challenged with, is reported: - Design, development and testing of social robots and smart environments for assisted living, active ageing and wellbeing; - Design,...
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Statistical Signal Processing (6 cfu)
Materials and instrumentation for bionics engineering (12 cfu)
Applied brain science (12 cfu)
Bioinspired computational methods (12 cfu)
12 cfu a scelta nel gruppo Free choice
Principles of bionics engineering (6 cfu)The “Principles of Bionics Engineering” course aims to introduce attendants to the vast and interdisciplinary field of bionics and related scientific areas, such as biorobotics and bioengineering. Bionics aims at gathering specific knowledge through the analysis/modeling of living organisms/ecosystems and applies it to the development of newly inspired advanced devices. Bionics also focuses on artificial systems deeply connected to body tissues. The application of bionics principles is nowadays widespread in many engineering sub-fields. During this course, several case studies will be presented that will allow to properly understand the whole loop from scientific insights to engineering innovation. In particular, the course will focus on the key principles of biological locomotion, swarm robotics, artificial organs, morphological computation, energy issues, structural design and fabrication technologies.Programma di esame
Economic assessment of medical technologies and robotics for healthcare (6 cfu)The course will provide the rationale and the technical tools for assessing the economic, social, usability, and acceptability dimensions of a new medical technology. The methodologies gained will enable students to assess a new medical technology both during the R&D process and in the pre-marketing phase, increasing the probability of its successful transfer and adoption in the market. A special focus will be devoted to robotics for healthcare.Programma di esame
Electronics for Bionics Engineering (6 cfu)The student who successfully completes the course will be able to demonstrate a solid knowledge of the main issues related to the design of sensor based electronic systems for bionics engineering. He or she will acquire the ability to master trade-offs to map sensor signal processing (sensor data acquisition, conditioning and data fusion) into mixed-signal microelectronics architectures according to main performance metrics (area, speed, power consumption, flexibility, cost and time-to-market). He or she will have the opportunity to practically experience the overall design flow from specification to rapid prototyping for relevant sensor conditioning electronics by exploiting state-of-the-art computer aided design tools and FPGA technologies.Programma di esame
Neuromorphic engineering (6 cfu)The course will explore computational and physical models that emulate the neural dynamics of biological neurons of peripheral and central nervous system. A particular focus will be dedicated to real-time implementation of spiking artefacts that could be integrated in neurophysiological studies and in closed loop hybrid-bionic systems to restore missing sensorimotor functions.Programma di esame
Mechanics of elastic solids and bio-robotic structures (6 cfu)The course will focus on the principles governing the elastic response of solids and of engineering structures (rods, beams, plates, and shells), on how these principles are operative in biological systems, and how they can be exploited in soft robotics applications. Examples will include locomotion and manipulation tasks inspired by invertebrate organisms, and morphological computation principles used for motility by unicellular organisms.Programma di esame
Social robotics and affective computing (12 cfu)
Neural prostheses (12 cfu)
Bionic senses (6 cfu)
Lab Training (3 cfu)
Integrative cerebral function and image processing (12 cfu)
Final examination (15 cfu)
Statistical Signal Processing (6 cfu)
Applied brain science (12 cfu)
Biomechanics of human motion (6 cfu)
Materials and instrumentation for bionics engineering (12 cfu)
Bioinspired computational methods (12 cfu)
12 cfu a scelta nel gruppo Free choice
Principles of bionics engineering (6 cfu)The “Principles of Bionics Engineering” course aims to introduce attendants to the vast and interdisciplinary field of bionics and related scientific areas, such as biorobotics and bioengineering. Bionics aims at gathering specific knowledge through the analysis/modeling of living organisms/ecosystems and applies it to the development of newly inspired advanced devices. Bionics also focuses on artificial systems deeply connected to body tissues. The application of bionics principles is nowadays widespread in many engineering sub-fields. During this course, several case studies will be presented that will allow to properly understand the whole loop from scientific insights to engineering innovation. In particular, the course will focus on the key principles of biological locomotion, swarm robotics, artificial organs, morphological computation, energy issues, structural design and fabrication technologies.Programma di esame
Economic assessment of medical technologies and robotics for healthcare (6 cfu)The course will provide the rationale and the technical tools for assessing the economic, social, usability, and acceptability dimensions of a new medical technology. The methodologies gained will enable students to assess a new medical technology both during the R&D process and in the pre-marketing phase, increasing the probability of its successful transfer and adoption in the market. A special focus will be devoted to robotics for healthcare.Programma di esame
Electronics for Bionics Engineering (6 cfu)The student who successfully completes the course will be able to demonstrate a solid knowledge of the main issues related to the design of sensor based electronic systems for bionics engineering. He or she will acquire the ability to master trade-offs to map sensor signal processing (sensor data acquisition, conditioning and data fusion) into mixed-signal microelectronics architectures according to main performance metrics (area, speed, power consumption, flexibility, cost and time-to-market). He or she will have the opportunity to practically experience the overall design flow from specification to rapid prototyping for relevant sensor conditioning electronics by exploiting state-of-the-art computer aided design tools and FPGA technologies.Programma di esame
Neuromorphic engineering (6 cfu)The course will explore computational and physical models that emulate the neural dynamics of biological neurons of peripheral and central nervous system. A particular focus will be dedicated to real-time implementation of spiking artefacts that could be integrated in neurophysiological studies and in closed loop hybrid-bionic systems to restore missing sensorimotor functions.Programma di esame
Mechanics of elastic solids and bio-robotic structures (6 cfu)The course will focus on the principles governing the elastic response of solids and of engineering structures (rods, beams, plates, and shells), on how these principles are operative in biological systems, and how they can be exploited in soft robotics applications. Examples will include locomotion and manipulation tasks inspired by invertebrate organisms, and morphological computation principles used for motility by unicellular organisms.Programma di esame
Robotics for surgery and targeted therapy (12 cfu)
Final examination (15 cfu)
Lab Training (3 cfu)
Robotics for assisted living (12 cfu)
Prosthetics and rehabilitation robotics (12 cfu)
Human and animal models in biorobotics (6 cfu)
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Bionics engineering