Teaching Facilities
The following facilities are maintained by the Department of Biomedical Engineering to support teaching and project activities.
Bioinstrumentation and Biosignals Laboratory (SL 311)
This teaching laboratory provides the necessary equipment and supplies for the computer-based acquisition and processing of biological signals. It supports the laboratory component of our undergraduate-(BME 1001, BME 2204, BME 3011, and BME 4011) and graduate-level (BME 523, BME 525, and BME 551) biomedical engineering courses in bioinstrumentation, biosensors, and bioelectric signals and is also available for project activities and graduate-level research. The laboratory is equipped with digital multimeters, waveform generators, power supplies, oscilloscopes, and the necessary accessories, electronic components, and data books for effective and productive hardware project development.
Biomechanical Engineering Laboratories (Higgins First Floor)
Maintained in cooperation with Mechanical Engineering
This laboratory complex provides experimental and computational facilities for the laboratory component of BME courses (BME 3101, BME/ME 4504, BME/ME 4606, and BME/ME 552), Major Qualifying Projects, and graduate research. Faculty associated with these facilities include Allen H. Hoffman, (ME, Lab Director), Brian J. Savilonis (ME), and Holly K. Ault (ME).
Included in this complex are the following individual laboratories:
Biomechanics/Biofluids Laboratory
(Higgins First Floor) provides experimental facilities in the areas of biomechanics and biofluids. The laboratory has equipment for measuring force, deformation, and kinematic variables as well as fluid flow, pressure, and velocity. The laboratory contains PC-based computational and data acquisition facilities.
Rehabilitation Engineering Laboratory
(Higgins First Floor) provides experimental facilities for the design, development, and testing of electro-mechanical assistive devices. The Assistive Technology Resource Center is part of this laboratory.
Computing and Imaging Facility (SL 412)
This computing facility, maintained by the College Computer Center (CCC), contains network attached PC-based personal computers for use by BME students and the general WPI community. In addition, the facility houses computer-based imaging hardware and software to support our undergraduate- (BME 4011, BME 4201) and graduate-level (BME 551) biomedical engineering courses and projects in biomedical imaging and biomedical signal processing. Multimedia support for most types of traditional and electronic presentations and demonstrations is also available in this facility through the Academic Technology Center (ATC).
MQP/Projects Laboratory (SL 415)
Because project work is a significant component of a WPI education, the department maintains a dedicated laboratory for Major Qualifying Projects (MQPs), Interactive Qualifying Projects (IQPs), and independent projects. The facility contains network-attached PC-based personal computers, computer-based data acquisition systems, general electronic testing equipment, biomechanical and biomaterial testing equipment, and other common laboratory equipment and supplies with which to complete MQPs, IQPs, and independent projects.
Physiology Teaching Facility (SL 313, SL 319)
This teaching facility supports our undergraduate- (BME 3110) and graduate-level (BME 562) biomedical engineering courses in experimental physiology and small animal surgery. The laboratory and associated animal holding quarters, contains all the necessary equipment and supplies for anesthesia, surgery, and physiologic manipulation in small animals.
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