1. BIOENGINEERING A challenging discipline for those students who are looking for something different…

2. Are You Looking For Something Different?  Tired of the Usual Engineering Applications?  Automobiles Don’t Interest You?  Airplanes Make You Nervous?  The Environment seems like it’s just too big of a problem for you to solve…?  You are Having Trouble Finding a SD Project that Interests you?

3. Bioengineering Is Different!  Consider a project in the Artificial Organ Engineering Tract Specifically P08023 Specifically P08023 Air Muscle Artificial Limb Air Muscle Artificial Limb  Project Opportunities Apply your engineering knowledge to the human body and it’s biological systems…. Apply your engineering knowledge to the human body and it’s biological systems…. Combine engineering and anatomy in order to mimic the human body…. Combine engineering and anatomy in order to mimic the human body…. Work on a device and with a technology who’s futures have a world of possibilities… Work on a device and with a technology who’s futures have a world of possibilities…

4. Air Muscle Artificial Limb P08023  Project Specifics Design and develop an anatomically accurate robotic hand that uses air muscles to provide motions Design and develop an anatomically accurate robotic hand that uses air muscles to provide motions Air Muscles Expand and Contract Like Human MusclesAir Muscles Expand and Contract Like Human Muscles Develop control algorithms/strategies Develop control algorithms/strategies Introduce scalability Introduce scalability First optimize a understand current model, then design a stronger, faster, more impressive new model… First optimize a understand current model, then design a stronger, faster, more impressive new model…

5. Why Work on This Project?  Primary Markets Biomedical research and teaching tool Biomedical research and teaching tool Used to develop micro scale systems for biomedical and industrial applications Used to develop micro scale systems for biomedical and industrial applications Reinforce Biomechanics course and others… Reinforce Biomechanics course and others…  Secondary Market Specialized Item – Pneumatic System Advantages Specialized Item – Pneumatic System Advantages No electronics – Can be used in many environmentsNo electronics – Can be used in many environments Military Applications Military Applications TelemedicineTelemedicine Handling Hazardous MaterialHandling Hazardous Material

6. How Will We Accomplish Our Tasks?  Air-Muscle Team Development and Implementation of Air Muscles Development and Implementation of Air Muscles 2 ME’s or 1 ME & 1 IE 2 ME’s or 1 ME & 1 IE  Controls Team Implementing Control Mechanisms and Algorithms for Muscle Control Implementing Control Mechanisms and Algorithms for Muscle Control 2 ME/EE’s 2 ME/EE’s  Design/Build Team Identify Critical Design Issues, Produce CAD Drawing, and Manufacture New Limb Identify Critical Design Issues, Produce CAD Drawing, and Manufacture New Limb  Bioengineering Student Lead Engineer – Coordination Between Teams Lead Engineer – Coordination Between Teams

7. Consider Bioengineering  Challenge yourself and your skills by putting both to work on a real world application…  Be a part of a new era of projects and research at RIT…  Contribute to this rapidly developing engineering field…  Help to develop new technology to better our future…