Description: Lecture, four hours; outside study, eight hours. Requisites: courses M20, 82, or equivalent. Introduction to design principles for bionic systems, including wearable robotics and implantable devices. Neural control of movement, neuromusculoskeletal modeling, actuator design, sensor integration, robotic control, neural interfacing, surgical techniques for amputation, and fundamentals of orthopaedic implants. Letter grading.

Units: 4.0