Modeling and diagnostics of heart assist devices

Taoufik Wassar, Hassene Jammoussi, Rafik Borji, Matthew A. Franchek, Ralph Metcalfe, Cedric Benkowski, Robert Benkowski, O. Howard Frazier, William E. Cohn, Egemen Tuzun, Steven M. Parnis

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    Abstract

    Presented are online adaptive models for ventricular assist devices (VADs). Such devices are used to assist failing hearts or in the case considered here to create a total artificial heart. Adaptive models are developed to estimate cardiac output (CO) and power consumption of the VAD. These parameters are critical to physicians during patient care as well as in diagnosing VAD operation. The online adaptive nature of these models will be used to estimate effective blood viscosity in real-time and to create a mechanism whereby specific VAD diagnostics, important to robust CO delivery, can be identified, isolated and estimated. The experiments conducted were ex-vivo in a mock circulation loop in which the precise nature of the working fluid properties can be controlled and measured.

    Original languageEnglish (US)
    Title of host publicationProceedings of the ASME Dynamic Systems and Control Conference 2009, DSCC2009
    PublisherAmerican Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
    Pages1025-1032
    Number of pages8
    EditionPART B
    ISBN (Print)9780791848920
    DOIs
    StatePublished - 2010
    Event2009 ASME Dynamic Systems and Control Conference, DSCC2009 - Hollywood, CA, United States
    Duration: Oct 12 2009Oct 14 2009

    Publication series

    NameProceedings of the ASME Dynamic Systems and Control Conference 2009, DSCC2009
    NumberPART B

    Other

    Other2009 ASME Dynamic Systems and Control Conference, DSCC2009
    Country/TerritoryUnited States
    CityHollywood, CA
    Period10/12/0910/14/09

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • Control and Systems Engineering

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