BETHLAHEM INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING

KARUNGAL – 629 157

Approved by AICTE/Affiliated by Anna University

FORM – 1.6
BIoE/ECE/CP/2021-22/REV 00
Date: 09 -03-2021

Name of the Staff : Aleesha Livingston L

Degree/Program : B.E/Electronics and Communication Engineering
Course Code &Title : OMD 551/Basics of Biomedical Instrumentation
Year / Semester : III/VI

COURSE PLAN
1. Vision& Mission of the department
VISION:-
To emerge globally challenging and Professional graduates in Electronics & Communication
Engineering with moral ethics and bring out quality research.

MISSION:-
• To provide quality education to all the deserving candidates of all sectors and make them
entrepreneurs and job holders.
• Enable students to develop skills through various add-on courses to solve complex problems
in the emerging technologies.
• Attract the qualified and eminent faculty members and enrich them by creating an
environment that fosters work freedom and empowerment.
• Consolidate the state-of-art infrastructure for teaching and research activities.
• Assemble effective interplay with the stakeholders for the overall personality development of
the students.
• To promote the social responsibility of the institution.
2. Program Educational Objectives (PEOs)

PEO 1: To enable graduates to pursue research or have a successful carrier in academia or

industries associated with Electronica and Communication Engineering or as entrepreneurs.
PEO 2: To provide students with strong fundamental concepts and also advanced techniques and
tools in order to enable them to build solutions or systems of varying complexity.

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 PEO 3: To prepare the students to critically analyze existing literature in an area of specialization
and ethically develop innovate and research oriented methodologies to solve the problems
identified.

3. Program Outcomes (POs)

Engineering Graduates will be able to:

1. Engineering knowledge: Apply the knowledge of mathematics, science, engineering

fundamentals, and an engineering specialization to the solution of complex engineering problems.

2.Problem analysis: Identify, formulate, review research literature, and analyze complex
engineering problems reaching substantiated conclusions using first principles of mathematics,
natural sciences, and engineering sciences.

3. Design/development of solutions: Design solutions for complex engineering problems and

design system components or processes that meet the specified needs with appropriate consideration
for the public health and safety, and the cultural, societal, and environmental considerations.

4. Conduct investigations of complex problems: Use research-based knowledge and research

methods including design of experiments, analysis and interpretation of data, and synthesis of the
information to provide valid conclusions.

5. Modern tool usage: Create, select, and apply appropriate techniques, resources, and modern
engineering and IT tools including prediction and modeling to complex engineering activities with
an understanding of the limitations.

6. The engineer and society: Apply reasoning informed by the contextual knowledge to assess
societal, health, safety, legal and cultural issues and the consequent responsibilities relevant to the
professional engineering practice.

7. Environment and sustainability: Understand the impact of the professional engineering

solutions in societal and environmental contexts, and demonstrate the knowledge of, and need for
sustainable development.

8. Ethics: Apply ethical principles and commit to professional ethics and responsibilities and norms
of the engineering practice.

9. Individual and team work: Function effectively as an individual, and as a member or leader in
diverse teams, and in multidisciplinary settings.

10. Communication: Communicate effectively on complex engineering activities with the

engineering community and with society at large, such as, being able to comprehend and write
effective reports and design documentation, make effective presentations, and give and receive clear
instructions.

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11. Project management and finance: Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the
engineering and management principles and apply these to one’s own work, as a member and leader
in a team, to manage projects and in multidisciplinary environments.

12. Life-long learning: Recognize the need for, and have the preparation and ability to engage in
independent and life-long learning in the broadest context of technological change.

4. Program Specific Outcomes: (PSOs)

PSO1: The ability to analyze, design and implement application specific systems for complex
engineering problems, pertaining to analog and digital domains like, electronics,
communications, signal processing, robotics & automation applications, by applying the
knowledge of basic sciences, engineering mathematics and engineering fundamentals.

PSO2: Excellent compliance to function in multi-disciplinary environment, exhibiting good

interpersonal and leadership skills with a high degree of professionalism.

PSO3: The ability to adapt to sophistications in latest embedded, VLSI, networking, tools and
technology, with an understanding of societal and ecological issues, adhering to ethical
engineering practice.

5. Course Outcomes
Students able to
CO1: To Learn the different bio potential and its propagation.
CO2: To get Familiarize the different electrode placement for various physiological recording
CO3: Students will be able design bio amplifier for various physiological recording
CO4: Students will understand various technique non electrical physiological measurements
CO5: Understand the different biochemical measurements

6. Mapping of PO’s & CO’s

Course Program Outcomes (POs)

Outcome PO PO PO PO PO PO PO PO PO PO1 PO1 PO1 PS PS PS
s 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 O1 O2 O3
CO 1 H M L L L M M L L L M M
CO 2 H H H L M M L L L L M M
CO 3 H H H H M M L L L L M M
CO 4 H H H H M M L L L L M M
CO 5 H H H H M M L L L L M M
* H - High M – Medium L - Low

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 JUSTIFICATION FOR CORELATION

Sl. No Related POs Justification

CO1 PO9 The concept of multidisciplinary approach is well understood.

PO1 Various fundamental key elements are described

CO2
PO2 Understands the work of different elements in combination
Knowledge of traditional approach appropriate considerations for
PO3
CO3 complex engineering problems can be designed.
PO4
Interpretations of the systems are done with the acquired knowledge.
Different concepts are being analyzed to produce engineering
PO2 solutions.
CO4
PO3 Understanding different systems, solutions for its development are
identified.
PO2 Different systems are analyzed.
CO5 PO5 Modern analysis technique is understood.
PO12 Basic concepts used in the latest technology advancement

JUSTIFICATION FOR CORELATION

Sl. No Related PSOs Justification

CO 1 PSO3 New concepts are defined and learned

Instrument developing methods are made in focus.
PSO2
CO 2 A new concept that suits the changing industrial scenario is
PSO3
being implemented
With the comparison study of different approaches new
CO 3 PSO3
concepts are adapted.
PSO1 Analysis skill is improved
CO 4
PSO3 New concepts in latest technologies are being described
With the knowledge of modern techniques development of
CO 5 PSO2
new concepts is capable.

5. Pre-requisite
 To have a knowledge about basics of Electronic circuit
 To have a knowledge about basics of Linear Integrated Circuits

8. Course Description

This course describes the mathematical modelling of control systems and time
domain, frequency domain and stability analysis of control systems. It also gives the concepts for
the analysis of digital control system using state variable approach

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 6. Course Objectives
On completion of this course the student will understand

 To study about the different bio potential and its propagation

 To understand the different types of electrodes and its placement for various recording
 To study the design of bio amplifier for various physiological recording
 To learn the different measurement techniques for non-physiological parameters.
 To familiarize the different biochemical measurements.

7. Curriculum gaps

Sl.No. Description Proposed Actions

1
2

9. Lesson plan
No.
Text / Cummul
Lectur Teaching Learning of
Topic(s) to be covered Ref.
Page No. ative
e No. Aid Mode Hour
Book Hours
s
UNIT I : BIO POTENTIAL GENERATION AND ELECTRODES TYPES
Origin of bio potential and PPT
1 T1 50-54 Collaborative 1 1
its propagation. &Video
Types of electrodes and PPT
2 T1 66 &Black Interactive 2 3
its application. Board
NPTEL
3 Needle Electrodes T2 236 Listening 2 5
Videos
Micro Electrode and there
4 T2 222 Black Board Flipped Class 1 6
equivalent circuits
5 Recording Problems T1 21-24 Black Board Interactive 1 7
Measurement with two
6 T1 67 Black Board Flipped Class 1 8
electrodes
Surface and their
7 T2 209 Black Board Interactive 1 9
equivalent circuit
UNIT II : BIOSIGNAL CHARACTERISTICS AND ELECTRODECONFIGURATIONS
Biosignals characteristics PPT
8 frequency and amplitude T1 104 Collaborative 1 10
ranges. &Video

9 ECG Einthoven‟s triangle T1 106,115 Black Board Interactive

1 11
10 standard 12 lead system. T1 111 Black Board Flipped Class 2 13
EEG – 10-20 electrode
11 T1 296-303 Black Board Flipped Class 1 14
system
unipolar, bipolar and
12 T1 303 PPT Interactive
average mode. 2 16

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 EMG– unipolar and NPTEL
13 T2 144 Listening 1 17
bipolar mode Videos
14 Revision Worksheet Quiz 1 18
UNIT III : SIGNAL CONDITIONING CIRCUITS
PPT
15 Need for bio-amplifier T1 324 Collaborative 1 19
&Video
16 differential bio-amplifier, T2 326 Black Board Interactive 1 20
Impedance matching
17 T2 328 Black Board Interactive 1 21
circuit
PPT &
18 isolation amplifiers T1 329 Flipped Class 1 22
Black Board
NPTEL
19 Power line interference T2 258 Listening 1 23
Videos
Right leg driven ECG
20 T2 267 PPT Interactive 1 26
amplifier
21 bio-amplifier application T1 341 Black Board Flipped Class 1 27

22 Band pass filtering T1 345 Black Board Interactive 1 28

23 Worksheet Quiz 1 29
Revision
UNIT IV : MEASUREMENT OF NON-ELECTRICALPARAMETERS
Temperature, respiration
24 232 PPT Collaborative 1
measurements. R2 28
25 pulse rate measurements. R2 204 Black Board Interactive 1 29
Blood Pressure: indirect PPT
26 methods - Auscultatory 346 &Black Flipped Class 2
T2 31
method Board
Blood Pressure: direct
methods electronic PPT & Flipped Class
27 T1 135 1 32
manometer, Systolic, Black Board
diastolic pressur
Blood flow and cardiac
28 T1 150 Black Board Interactive 1
output measurement: 33
Indicator dilution, and dye
29 T2 339 Worksheet Quiz 1
dilution method 35
ultrasound blood flow
T1 155 Black Board Interactive 1
measurement. 36
UNIT V : BIO-CHEMICAL MEASUREMENT
30 Blood gas analyzers R2 420 PPT & Interactive 2 38
31 Non-Invasive monitoring, T1 524 Black Board Flipped Class 1 39
32 colorimeter R2 397 Black Board Interactive 1 40

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 Sodium Potassium PPT & Interactive
33 T1 529 1 41
Analyser, Videos
34 Spectrophotometer R2 399 Black Board Interactive 2 43
blood cell counter, auto NPTEL
35 R2 444 Listening 1 44
analyzer Videos
36 Revision Worksheet Quiz 1 45

8. List of Text Books by AU:

1. Leslie Cromwell, “Biomedical Instrumentation and measurement”, Prentice hall of India,
New Delhi, 2007.
2. John G. Webster, “Medical Instrumentation Application and Design”, John Wiley and
sons, New York, 2004. (Units I, II & V)
9. Reference Books by AU:
1. Myer Kutz, “Standard Handbook of Biomedical Engineering and Design”,
McGraw Hill Publisher, 2003.
2. Khandpur R.S, “Handbook of Biomedical Instrumentation”, Tata McGraw-Hill, New
Delhi, 2003.(Units II & IV)
Other Related books Available in our library:
1. Joseph J. Carr and John M. Brown, “Introduction to Biomedical Equipment Technology”,
Pearson Education, 2004.

10. Web Resources

Unit
Topic Web Link
I Types of https:// https://www.electrical4u.com/electrodes-used-in-
Electrodes medical-applications/
II ECG https:// https://www.electrical4u.com/ecg-lead-system-
configuration/
III Bio Amplifiers https:// https://www.electrical4u.com/biological-amplifiers/
IV Blood Pressure https://www.slideshare.net/AliFaris12/blood-pressure-
Measurement measurement-76609000
V Colorimeter https://www.slideshare.net/TapeshwarYadav1/colorimeter-
52697150

Video Resources
S.No Video Link
V1 Action Potential : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oa6rvUJlg7o
V2 Spectrophotometerhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tbUx-RaZS7M

11. Other Related activities

SSl.No Name of the activity No. of activities planned Details

1. Dialyser
1. Assignment 2
2. Bio Telemetry
1. Auto Analyzer
2. Seminar 2
2. Laser blood flow meter

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 3. Guest Lectures 1
4. Work shop 1

12. Content Beyond syllabus

Method of
Contents/Activit Implementation
Sl. Gap No. of Mapping Mapping
y to bridge the (Seminar / Guest
No Identified Period to PO to CO
gap Lecture/IV/Workshop
etc.)
ECG
leads-
1 Assignment PO1, PO2
Wilson’s
center
2

13. Journals
Sl.N Journal Name Publisher Link
o
1. European Journal of Elsevier https://www.journals.elsevier.com/european-
Medicinal Chemistry Reports journal-of-medicinal-chemistry-reports
2. Med Elsevier https://www.journals.elsevier.com/med
3. Indian Journal of medical https://www.journals.elsevier.com/indian-
microbiology Elsevier journal-of-medical-microbiology

14. Internal Test portions

Assessment Topic CO Weightage

CO1 66%
IAT-1 1.5 units
CO2 34%
CO2 41.6%
IAT-2 1.5 units
CO3 58.3%
CO1 16.66%
CO2 16.66%
Model Test 5 Units CO3 16.66%
CO4 25%
CO5 25%

Course In-charge Verified by HoD Principal

(ACADEMIC RESOURCE
CELL MEMBER)