Course Overview

Course Title: Rehabilation Engineering and Assistive Technology
Credit Points: 12
Nominal Hours:
Course Coordinator: Dr Arman Ahnood
Course Coordinator Phone:
Course Coordinator Email: arman.ahnood@rmit.edu.au
Course Summary

This course is designed to provide you with an advanced and comprehensive specialist body of knowledge and professional skills in the development and control of medical devices, particularly in implants, rehabilitation and assistive technologies. You will also gain expertise in the design and analysis with a particular emphasis on customised solutions and the engineering challenges they present. Examples of the issues that the course will focus on course's focus are muscle control, electromyogram, study of neuromuscular control, development of biomimic control, identification of neuromuscular disorders, development of advanced muscle stimulation devices, mobility devices and control of prosthetic devices.
Please note that if you take this course for a bachelor honours program, your overall mark in this course will be one of the course marks that will be used to calculate the weighted average mark (WAM) that will determine your award level.
This applies to students who commence enrolment in a bachelor honours program from 1 January 2016 onwards. See the WAM information web page for more information.

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