Electrical & Electronic Engineering (4 Years) [MEng]
View content for printing (opens a new page)EEEN40175 - Tomography: Engineering and Applications
Availability - Course (Compulsory/Elective)
Aims
The programme unit aims to:
- Introduce students to theoretical and practical fundamentals of tomographic engineering: principles, measurements, image reconstruction and system design.
- Introduce students to the various aspects of tomography engineering applications: medical, industrial, security.
- Enable students to undertake simple designs of sensing and tomography imaging systems.
- Prepare students for Research and Development (R&D), academic or other employment in this area
Brief Description
- Introduction to Tomography Science and Engineering. (1 general, 1 Industrial ,1 medical, 1 security) (4)
- Hard-field tomography: x-ray, gamma-ray, optical and terahertz tomography. Sensing principles. Introduction to algorithms for hard-field reconstruction. Software design. Hardware design: sources, detectors and measurement "train". State-of-the-art in hard-field process tomography. Multimodality approach. (6)
- Soft-field tomography: electrical impedance and capacitance tomography, electromagnetic tomography. Sensing techniques. Hardware design: sensors, measuring circuits and calibration. Soft-field reconstruction and software design, applications. State-of-the-art in soft-field process tomography. (4).
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging: Introduction and principles; technology and systems; data processing, applications. (2)
Learning Outcomes
Students will be able to:
Knowledge and understanding
- Recognise the motivation for tomography imaging
- Define the inverse problem in a particular imaging scenario
- Understand the physical foundations and engineering principles of instrumentation for hard-field, soft field and MRI imaging
Intellectual skills
- Critically analyse the industrial needs and match them with existing technology
- Identify the needs for development of new technology
Practical skills
- Suggest the conceptual design of simple tomography systems
Transferable skills and personal qualities
- Benefit from understanding the basic drivers and developments in industrial instrumentation systems
- Employ synergy between several fields
Teaching & Learning Process (Hours Allocated To)
Lectures |
Tutorials/Example Classes |
Practical Work/Laboratory |
Private Study |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | 12 | 9 | 113 | 150 |
Assessments
Unseen Written Examination
Two questions (1 hard-field, 1 soft-field + MRI), answer all questions
Length of examination: 1 hour 30 minuets
Calculators are permitted in this examination
The maximum mark for the unseen written examination forms 40% of the total unit assessment
Course Work- Laboratories
The number of laboratories: 3
The length of each laboratory: 3 hours
Laboratories are assessed: in-lab
The laboratories are marked with a pass or fail
Course Work Not Based On Laboratory Attendance
Description of course work: Marked design assignment
Submission date for the above: Second Wednesday of the unit
The maximum mark for the coursework forms 60% of the total unit assessment
Staff Involved
| Prof Trevor York | - | Lecturer |
| Prof Krikor Ozanyan | - | Unit Leader |