Hierarchical control of heart-assist devices.

Hierarchical control of heart-assist devices.

The demand for transplantable hearts exceeds the supply, and transplant candidates often wait long periods before a suitable donor organ becomes available. When pharmacological treatment fails to maintain adequate blood circulation, mechanical assistance of one or both ventricles is the only availab...

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Xuất bản năm:IEEE Robotics and automation magazine 10, 1 (2003).
Tác giả chính: Boston, J.R
Định dạng: Bài viết
Ngôn ngữ:English
Những chủ đề:
Heart disease.
Heart-assist devices.
Heuristic algorithms.
Hierarchical control.
Intelligent control supervisor.
Multiobjective optimization.
Turbo-hydrodynamic assist device.
Ventricular-assist devices.