Biomechatronics

Biomechatronics is the development and improvement of mechatronic products and processes using biological and medical knowledge.

Biomechatronics is interdisciplinary. The tray closes in particular aspects of robotics, measuring, regulating and control engineering, biomedical engineering, biomechanics, human- machine interactions and rehabilitation measures as research subjects.

In contrast to the sister sciences ( Functional Morphology, Clinical Biomechanics, Sport Biomechanics, Bionics ) are located in the biomechatronics question and application of scientific results equally in the hands of technology.

This results in two directions of action of the subject:

  • The application of mechatronic systems of the human organism, but also their application in other living systems
  • The derivation of design ideas for technical systems of biological models

The first German professorship for biomechatronics was established in 2002 at the Technical University Ilmenau ( professor Hartmut Witte ).

Objects of investigation

Objects of investigation biomechatronics are for example:

  • Development of intelligent systems to support and restore defective functions of the human body (intelligent orthotics and prosthetics)
  • Procedures for objective monitoring of therapy
  • Microtechnical tools for minimally invasive surgery
  • Development of technical movement systems Bio-inspired
  • Optimization of technical processes bio-inspired
  • Development cascadable drives bio-inspired
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