Integration of signals/systems and electromagnetics courses through the design of a communication system for a cardiac pacemaker

Author

Furse, Cynthia ; Griffiths, Lance ; Farhang, Behrouz ; Pasrija, Geeta

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Utah Univ., Salt Lake City, UT, USA

Volume

47

Issue

2

fYear

2005

fDate

4/1/2005 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

117

Lastpage

119

Abstract

The integration of multiple concepts and courses through laboratory design projects are part of a new experimental program at the University of Utah, supported by the National Science Foundation, the College of Engineering, and the University of Utah. One such project is the design of an FSK communication system for a cardiac pacemaker, which combines labs from the junior-level "signals and systems" courses and the junior-level electromagnetics course, which are both taught in the same semester. The electromagnetic and the signal and system labs are briefly described in this paper.

Keywords

bioelectric phenomena; biomedical communication; biomedical education; cardiology; educational courses; electrical engineering education; frequency shift keying; pacemakers; FSK communication system; cardiac pacemaker; communication system; electromagnetic labs; electromagnetics courses; signal-system courses; signals and systems labs; Antenna measurements; Dielectric losses; Equations; Finite difference methods; Frequency shift keying; Pacemakers; Propagation losses; Signal design; Testing; Transmission line measurements;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Antennas and Propagation Magazine, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1045-9243

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/MAP.2005.1487807

Filename

1487807