SYSC 4907

CSE	SE	Comm	Biomed	EE	Aero	Special
Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

Description

This is a comprehensive undergraduate team project made of students from MAE , SYSC, and Electronics Departments. The project aims to develop an exoskeleton robotic system to assist people with balance impairment to walk. The project includes mechanical, electronics, electrical, controls, signal processing, robotics, biomedical analysis, testing, and safety considerations and running experiments. Students have done intensive work in the last two years and realized a mechanical system and digital control system using embedded computers. The early version is assembled and basic joint controllers implemented. This year, there is a need to the team to focus on the final developments and integration of the hardware and software and complete the digital communication and control and/or EMG-based biofeedback. They will deliver the system that would work as a robot and will address any issues remaining so that the medical community can be engaged for early validation. The intention is to run studies in the hospital for the third year of the project, therefore, this year is possibly the year we need to finalize the system and its human-machine interfacing. There is a need for a number of students with interest in software, systems, embedded programming, digital communications, control systems, electronics, power system and monitoring, and biomed signal analysis. Advantages: Multidisciplinary large-scale team experience, Interacting with several student groups with diverse expertise, good budget, structured industrially-simulated organization, Product orientation, Opportunity to learn a lot. Students from Mechanical, Aerospace (C or D streams), Electrical, Software, SREE, Biomedical (E&M) are welcome.

Prerequisites:

Have expertise in one of software engineering and/or electronics fields. PLUS: knowledge of biomedical signal analysis, Control Systems, Robotics, Embedded systems, Real-time programming, Linux, Microcontrollers. DESIRABLE: General interest in mechatronics systems and real-life problem solving

Keywords:

Robotics, Exoskeletons. Wearable robotics, Embedded Systems, Rehabilitation, Biomedical Systems, EMG, Control Systems, Mechatronics