Rehabilitation Engineering
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Rehabilitation Engineering Syllabus — Unit-wise Content
The official GTU curriculum for Rehabilitation Engineering (subject code 4360301) as prescribed for Biomed · Semester 6 divides the course into 5 units, covering 39 listed topics. This curriculum applies from the Jan-2024 intake. The unit-wise breakdown below is read from the GTU syllabus document for this subject code, so you can check what the course actually covers before deciding which papers to attempt.
Download the official syllabus PDF (4360301)Unit 1 Introduction to rehabilitation engineering 1.a Describe the rehabilitation engineering. 1.b Define/explain rehabilitation concepts. 1.c E...
- 1.1. Rehabilitation concepts
- 1.1.1. Define: a. Rehabilitation Engineering b. Rehabilitation Medicine c. Rehabilitation Technology d. Rehabilitation Science e. Activities Of Daily Living (ADL) f. Disability g. Impairment h. Handicap i. Residual Function j. Residual Capacity k. Orthosis l. Prosthesis
- 1.2. Engineering concepts in sensory rehabilitation
- 1.3. Engineering concepts in motor rehabilitation
- 1.4. Future of engineering in Rehabilitation
Unit 2 Orthopedic Prosthetics & Orthotics in Rehabilitation and Active Prosthesis 2.a Describe computer applications in rehabilitation engineering.
- 2.1. Computer-Aided Engineering in Customized Component Design.
- 2.2. Examples of Innovative Component Design:
- 2.2.1. An Intelligent Prosthetic Knee
- 2.2.2. A Hierarchically Controlled Prosthetic Hand
- 2.2.3. A Self-Aligning Orthotic Knee Joint
- 2.3. Externally powered and controlled orthoses and prosthesis:
- 2.3.1. FES system and its principle of working
- 2.3.2. Restoration of hand functions
- 2.3.3. Restoration of standing and walking
- 2.3.4. HAS-hybrid assistive system for walking
- 2.4. Active Prostheses:
- 2.4.1. Externally Controlled Transfemoral Prosthesis
- 2.4.2. Powered Hand and Arm Prostheses Rehabilitation Engineering Course Code: 4360301 Note: The UOs need to be formulated at the ‘Application Level’ and above of Revised Bloom’s Taxonomy’ to accelerate the attainment of the COs and the competency. NITTTR Bhopal – GTU - COGC-2022 Curriculum
Unit 3 Wheeled Mobility: Wheel Chair 3.a Describe features of a wheelchair. 3.b Explain the structure of the wheelchair. 3.c Compare the manual...
- 3.1. Categories of Wheelchairs
- 3.2. Wheelchair Structure and Component Design
- 3.2.2. Frame Design
- 3.2.3. Wheels and Casters: ● Caster Flutter ● Caster Float ● Tracking ● Alignment
- 3.3. Power Wheelchair Electrical Systems
- 3.3.1. User Interface
- 3.3.2. Integrated Controls
- 3.3.3. Power System
Unit 4 Sensory Augmentation and Substitution 4.a Describe devices for visual augmentation. 4.b Describe the devices used for tactual vision subs...
- 4.1. Visual System
- 4.1.1. Visual Augmentation ● Magnification ● Closed-Circuit Television (CCTV) Systems ● Phosphenes.
- 4.1.2. Tactual Vision Substitution ● Braille System ● Optacon
- 4.1.3. Auditory Vision Substitution ● Electronic Speech Synthesizers ● Optical Character Recognition (OCR) ● Laser Cane
- 4.2. Auditory system
- 4.2.1. Auditory augmentation ● Hearing Aids ● Cochlear Implant
- 4.2.2. Visual auditory substitution ● Lipreading ● Fingerspelling ● Closed caption ● Automatic speech-recognition
- 4.2.3. Tactual auditory substitution ● Tadoma ● Tactile Vocoders
- 4.3. Tactual system
- 4.3.1. Tactual augmentation
- 4.3.2. Tactual substitution
Unit 5 Orthotic and Prosthetic Waste Mangement 5.a List of Material Used in Orthotics and Prosthetics 5.b Describe key strategies for managing o...
- 5.1. Materials used in orthotics and prosthetics
- 5.2. key strategies for managing orthotic and prosthetic waste Rehabilitation Engineering Course Code: 4360301
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