Table of Contents

Biomechatronic Design and Components 1. Introduction to Biomechatronic Design 2. Actuator Technologies 3. Sensor and Transducer Technologies 4. Model-Based Control of Biomechatronics Systems

Biomechatronic Devices Lilach Bareket, Gregg Suaning and Alejandro Barriga Rivera 6. Prosthetic Limbs (upper) 7. Prosthetic Limbs (lower) 8. Biomechatronic applications of brain-computer interfaces 9. bio-inspired and bio-mimetic micro-robotics for therapeutic applications 10. Exoskeletons 11. Upper Extremity Rehabilitation Robots 12. Artificial Hearts and VADs 13. Pacemakers 14. Artificial Pancreas

About the Author

Dr. Jacob Segil currently holds a dual appointment with the Engineering Plus Program at the University of Colorado Boulder and with the Denver Veterans Administration Medical Campus. Dr. Segil researches brain-machine interfaces specifically in the design and control of upper limb prosthetic devices. In 2016, he was awarded an early career award from the Rehabilitation Research and Development division of the Department of Veteran Affairs in order to study the restoration of sensory feedback in multi-functional prosthetic hands. Previously, Dr. Segil received his doctoral and master degrees in the Mechanical Engineering department at the University of Colorado at Boulder under the supervision of Dr. Richard Weir after working at the Center for Bionic Medicine at the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago.