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Localization of biomedical implantable devices
Research & development - Leuven | More than two weeks ago
Developing and validating in-body localization solutions for biomedical devices
Imec, in collaboration with its sister institute OnePlanet in the Netherlands, are performing research in novel ingestible sensors that can measure various parameters of the gastro-intestinal tract which currently cannot easily be measured in a non-invasive way.
For this purpose, it is important for the ingestible sensor to have knowledge of its relative position in the gastrointestinal tract, since the propagation speed can vary widely. As part of this research, concepts have been defined for such positioning.
The purpose of the work is to explore some of these concepts and build and measure prototype implementations of one or more of these concepts to be tested in in-vitro measurement setups.
This work will involve hands-on work with hardware, and signal acquisition and low-level signal processing in Python and/or Matlab, as well as possibly some embedded firmware programming in C.
Skills required: mixed signal (analog and digital) electronic circuit knowledge, test and measurement skills, embedded microcontroller firmware programming in C, at least basic experience with Python and Matlab, hands-on attitude
Type of project: Thesis, Internship, Combination of internship and thesis
Duration: 6 Months Minimum
Required degree: Master of Engineering Science, Master of Engineering Technology, Master of Science
Required background: Biomedical engineering, Computer Science, Electrotechnics/Electrical Engineering
Supervising scientist(s): For further information or for application, please contact: Ivan Dario Castro Miller (ivand.castro@imec.be)
Imec allowance will be provided for students studying at a non-Belgian university.