The Computational Man: A Predictive Dynamic Model of Human Physiology

Abstract

We are developing the Computational Man, which is a dynamic and very fast-running numerical model that computes the time-varying transport of gases, liquids and solids in a human body. C-Man will consist of a coupled network of high-fidelity, reduced-order submodels, each representing a major physiological system, such as the circulatory, respiratory or excretory system. Each physiological system or submodel will be represented as an arbitrarily complex network of multiphase flows in flexible, interconnecting channels and chambers. This report presents the overall vision of the project, the approach, a discussion of the mathematical and numerical issues, and a collection of slides that have formed the basis of presentations in recent years.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 29, 2009
Accession Number
ADA507162

Entities

People

  • Carolyn R. Kaplan
  • Elaine Oran
  • Jay Paul Boris
  • Kazhikathra Kailasanath

Organizations

  • United States Naval Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acoustic Waves
  • Algorithms
  • Cardiovascular System
  • Chemical Kinetics
  • Chemical Reactions
  • Civilian Personnel
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics
  • Computational Science
  • Differential Equations
  • Dynamics
  • Equations
  • Flow Network
  • Fluid Dynamics
  • Geometry
  • Human Body
  • Mach Number
  • Medical Personnel

Readers

  • Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)
  • Computer Science/Computer Engineering/Data Science/Digital Signal Processing.
  • Fluid Dynamics.