ELECTRONIC ANALOG SIMULATION OF THE MAMMALIAN CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM. PART I.,

Abstract

This paper describes work to simulate the mammalian cardiovascular system on an electronic analog computer. As an initial attempt, only the systemic circulation is considered. In the simulation, the heart is assumed to be a flow rather than pressure generator, and the systemic vascular system is assumed to be a three-element lumped impedance. The flow-rate function is based on known physiological data, and is used to drive the load (impedance). By adjusting the elements of the load, the analog pressure response is made to resemble pressure shapes found in physiological data. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 10, 1963
Accession Number
AD0423288

Entities

People

  • Edward A. Wright
  • Richard L. Kahn

Organizations

  • Harry Diamond Laboratories

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Analog Computers
  • Cardiovascular System
  • Computers
  • Control Simulators
  • Flow Rate
  • Generators
  • Impedance
  • Simulations
  • Simulators

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Cardiovascular Physiology
  • Computer Science/Computer Engineering/Data Science/Digital Signal Processing.
  • Fluid Dynamics.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics
  • Microelectronics - Microelectromechanical Systems