COURSE UNIT TITLE

: BIOMECHATRONICS

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
MKT 4220 BIOMECHATRONICS ELECTIVE 2 2 0 3

Offered By

Mechatronics

Level of Course Unit

Short Cycle Programmes (Associate's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR TANER AKKAN

Offered to

Mechatronics
Mechatronics (Evening)

Course Objective

It is aimed that the students to learn human muscle, neural and skeleton systems biologically and to have the qualification of adaptation to mechatronic systems.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   able to understand the basics of biological signals.
2   able to understand muscle and skeleton systems.
3   able to understand nerve-muscle transmissions.
4   able to adapt the muscle ad skeleton systems to the mechatronic systems.
5   able to design support systems in sports, orthopedics and rehabilitation.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Systems for recording motions.
2 Basics of biological signals.
3 EMG and force sensors
4 Experimental techniques for human and animal motions including medical imaging and animations.
5 Mechanical specifications of muscles and ligaments.
6 Numerical Analysis of muscle-skeleton structures.
7 Mid-term exam
8 Mid-term exam
9 Applications in sports.
10 Applications in orthopedics.
11 Applications in rehabilitations.
12 Sensing the motion using sensors.
13 Actuating the motion with servo motors.
14 Artificial muscle applications.

Recomended or Required Reading

1) Introduction to Biomechatronics, Graham M. Brooker,Scitech,2012.
2) Internet tabanlı notlar

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Lectures
2. Applications

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FN Final
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE VZ*0.40 + FN* 0.60
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) VZ*0.40 + BUT* 0.60


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Learning outcomes are measured with mid-term and final exams and the level of reaching to learning outcomes for students are tracked.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

70% attendance is mandatory for the course.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

E-mail : taner.akkan@deu.edu.tr Phone : 0232 3012585

Office Hours

will be announced at the beginning of the semester.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 12 2 24
Tutorials 12 2 24
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 1 12
Preparation for midterm exam 1 8 8
Preparation for final exam 1 10 10
Final 1 1 1
Midterm 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 80

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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