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An Electro‐Fluid‐Dynamic Simulator for the Cardiovascular System
Author(s) -
Felipini Celso Luiz,
De Andrade Aron José Pazin,
Lucchi Júlio César,
Da Fonseca Jeison Willian Gomes,
Nicolosi Denys
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
artificial organs
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.684
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1525-1594
pISSN - 0160-564X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1525-1594.2008.00553.x
Subject(s) - workbench , simulation , controller (irrigation) , computer architecture simulator , computer science , actuator , engineering , mechanical engineering , electrical engineering , agronomy , visualization , biology
This work presents the initial studies and the proposal for a cardiovascular system electro‐fluid‐dynamic simulator to be applied in the development of left ventricular assist devices (LVADs). The simulator, which is being developed at University Sao Judas Tadeu and at Institute Dante Pazzanese of Cardiology, is composed of three modules: (i) an electrical analog model of the cardiovascular system operating in the PSpice electrical simulator environment; (ii) an electronic controller, based on laboratory virtual instrumentation engineering workbench (LabVIEW) acquisition and control tool, which will act over the physical simulator; and (iii) the physical simulator: a fluid‐dynamic equipment composed of pneumatic actuators and compliance tubes for the simulation of active cardiac chambers and big vessels. The physical simulator (iii) is based on results obtained from the electrical analog model (i) and physiological parameters.