Course Schedule and Catalog

Long Title: PHYSIOLOGICAL CONTROL SYSTEMS

Department: Bioengineering

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 4

Description: Nervous system control of biological systems can be represented utilizing techniques common to the field of linear, nonlinear or adaptive control theory. This course begins with a review of the basic aspects of control theory, followed by detailed discussion of the structure of several biological systems including the visual, cardiovascular and pulmonary systems. Specific examples of neural control are developed for each system utilizing modeling and simulation techniques. Parameter sensitivity analysis and parameter estimation techniques are likewise brought to bear on some of these models to achieve good least-squares fits to experimental data. Cross-list: ELEC 482.