Title :
A System for Measurement of Oxygen Consumption and Control of Inspired Carbon Dioxide
Author :
Pearce, David H.
Author_Institution :
Division of Biomedical Engineering, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Va. 22901.
fDate :
5/1/1971 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A system that monitors oxygen consumptions and replaces oxygen as needed to a spirometer under automatic control is presented. The system permits the regulation of the inspired carbon dioxide concentration at a specified level and monitoring of the expired carbon dioxide concentration.
Keywords :
Automatic control; Carbon dioxide; Control systems; Low pass filters; Monitoring; Operational amplifiers; Oxygen; Power amplifiers; Servomechanisms; Valves;
Journal_Title :
Biomedical Engineering, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TBME.1971.4502836