School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science National University of Sciences and Technology

A course on

HUMAN MOVEMENT BIOMECHANICS AND BIOMECHATRONICS

Brief Course Description:
This course aims to provide an understanding of biomechanical and neuro-scientific scientific principles underlying human movement. Additionally, the course will cover state stateof-the-art art in the field of Biomechatronics including prosthetic devices, rehabilitation robot robots, and exoskeletons.

Prerequisites:
The course requires a background in mechanics and linear algebra

Target Audience:
The course is suitable for any interested student. The course will be particularly useful for postgraduate students from SEECS, SMME, SCME, CEME, CAE, and PNEC PNEC. For CAE and PNEC the lecture could be webcasted.

Course Dates:
15th to 29th August, 2013

Lecture Timings:
10:00 to 12:00 on all weekdays

Course Registration:
The registration is open till 1st August. To register, visit https://docs.google.com/forms/d/17Qct9RccShUo1IMr https://docs.google.com/forms/d/17Qct9RccShUo1IMruu6H9fYWR0v6mdsJA0pwTeqyBI/viewform

Course Fees:
The course is free of charge for all NUST students

Detailed Course Description: Biomechanics refers to study of biological movement principles in a mechanics background. Biomechanical models of motor control are derived from physiological principles and complement laboratory studies to promote our understanding of the underlying physiology. Biomechatronics is the growing interdisciplinary science that integrates mechanical engineering, electronics, computer science, and embedded systems with biology and neuroscience to develop prostheses and assistive technologies for patients with neuromuscular-skeletal disorders. Interest in biomechatronics has grown steadily in the past decade. Major efforts to develop next generation prosthetic devices and interfaces are currently underway in the research laboratories in different parts of the world. This course aims to provide an understanding of biomechanical and neuro-scientific principles underlying human movement. Additionally, the course will cover state-of-the-art in the field of Biomechatronics including prosthetic devices, rehabilitation robots, and exoskeletons. Course Objectives: 1. To explore biomechanical and neuro-scientific principles governing human movement. 2. To learnhowbiomechatronic devices and prostheses can help amputees regain motor skills. Course Topics: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. Motor control in humans Theneuro-musculo-skeletal control system Musculoskeletal mechanics Movement kinematics and dynamics Muscle and tendon mechanics and models Sensory receptors and models Proprioceptive feedback and motor control Postural and movement stability Locomotion and gait models Motor control in patients with neurological disorders Artificial actuation and sensory systems Artificial and assistive motor control Prostheses and assistive technologies Myoelectric control of prostheses Rehabilitation robotics

Reading: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. David Winter, Biomechanics and Control of Human Movement, Wiley, 2009 Roger Enoka, Neuromechanics of Human Movement, World Scientific, 2008 Duane Knudson, Fundamentals of Biomechanics, Springer, 2007 http://ocw.tudelft.nl/courses/biomedical-engineering/bio-mechatronics/lectures/ http://stiff-project.eu/fileadmin/biomechanics/HMC_Reader.pdf http://www.xsens.com/images/stories/PDF/THESIS_Martijn_Klein_Horsman.pdf http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~hgeyer/Teaching_16-899B.html

About the Instructor: Professor Kamran Iqbal obtained his Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering from the Ohio State University in 1992. He has since held teaching and/or research appointments at the Ohio State University, Northwestern University, University of California, Riverside, and California State University at Fullerton, National University of Science and Technology (Pak), and GIK Institute of Engineering Sciences and Technology (Pak). He is currently employed as professor of Systems Engineering in the College of Engineering and Information Technology at University of Arkansas at Little Rock. Dr. Iqbals research is focused at taking a control theoretic approach to investigate biomechanical and neuro-scientific principals underlying regulation of posture and movement in humans. His wider research interests include biomechanical control systems, myoelectric control of prostheses, biomedical engineering, computational intelligence, robotics, and complex systems. Dr. Iqbal is a senior member of IEEE, member of IET (UK), IASTED, ASEE, and Sigma Xi (past president of the Central Arkansas Chapter). More information about his activities is available at http://ualr.edu/systemsengineering/personnel/faculty/kamran-iqbal/.