@inproceedings{358dd6d24f4542098925b3f2ea7886f7,
title = "Modeling and diagnostics of heart assist devices",
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.",
author = "Taoufik Wassar and Hassene Jammoussi and Rafik Borji and Franchek, {Matthew A.} and Ralph Metcalfe and Cedric Benkowski and Robert Benkowski and Frazier, {O. Howard} and Cohn, {William E.} and Egemen Tuzun and Parnis, {Steven M.}",
year = "2010",
doi = "10.1115/DSCC2009-2701",
language = "English (US)",
isbn = "9780791848920",
series = "Proceedings of the ASME Dynamic Systems and Control Conference 2009, DSCC2009",
publisher = "American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)",
number = "PART B",
pages = "1025--1032",
booktitle = "Proceedings of the ASME Dynamic Systems and Control Conference 2009, DSCC2009",
address = "United States",
edition = "PART B",
note = "2009 ASME Dynamic Systems and Control Conference, DSCC2009 ; Conference date: 12-10-2009 Through 14-10-2009",
}