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May 12, 1995
Instructor: C. Davila

  1. Consider the following model of a signal source tex2html_wrap_inline43 , electrode-electrolyte interface, tex2html_wrap_inline45 , leads having parasitic capacitance tex2html_wrap_inline47 , and load resistance, tex2html_wrap_inline49 . Here, tex2html_wrap_inline45 represents a non-polarizable electrode model ( tex2html_wrap_inline53 is the interface resistance and tex2html_wrap_inline55 is the skin resistance, there is no capacitance). Find an expression for tex2html_wrap_inline57 in terms of tex2html_wrap_inline59 and tex2html_wrap_inline55 . Then sketch the Bode plot of tex2html_wrap_inline57 for tex2html_wrap_inline65 . Assume that tex2html_wrap_inline67 and tex2html_wrap_inline69 . (10 points)

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  2. The following tex2html_wrap_inline71 curve is obtained after a thermodilution experiment. Determine, as accurately as possible the cardiac output in liters/minute. Assume that tex2html_wrap_inline73 and tex2html_wrap_inline75 :

  3. Consider the quadrature phase detector for estimating tex2html_wrap_inline77 in an Doppler ultrasonic flow-probe depicted below. Assume there is no direct-path interference present (this simplifies the arithmetic compared to what we did in lecture). Derive formulas for tex2html_wrap_inline79 and tex2html_wrap_inline81 . After tex2html_wrap_inline79 and tex2html_wrap_inline81 have been converted into digital signals, describe how one would compute tex2html_wrap_inline77 , (hint: assume your software is capable of computing FFT's).

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  4. Design a device for measuring lung compliance ( tex2html_wrap_inline89 ). Assume you have at your disposal a water-sealed spirometer, a pressure transducer, three differentiators, and a device for doing division (inputs: x, y, output: x/y). Sketch a block diagram of your design.





Carlos Davila
Tue Apr 1 12:24:20 CST 1997