MAS.600 Human 2.0
Spring 2012
Instructor: Hugh M Herr
TA: Arthur J Petron
Lecture: F11-1 (E14-525)
Class Info:
Course Number: MAS 962 (H)
Instructor: Hugh Herr
Teaching Assistant: Arthur Petron
Units: H-level (0-9-0)
Time: Fridays 11.00-13.00
Place: Room E14-493
Prerequisites: Permission of instructor
Description:
This course covers principles underlying current and future
technologies for cognitive, emotional and physical augmentation.
Course focuses on using anatomical,biomechanical, neuromechanical,
biochemical, and neurological models of the human body to guide the
designs of augmentation technologies for persons with either
unusual or normal physiologies that wish to extend their cognitive,
emotional, social, or physical capability to new levels. Topics
include robotic exoskeletons and powered orthoses, external limb
prostheses, neural implant technology, social-emotional prostheses,
and cognitive prostheses. The course requires student
presentations, critiques of class readings, and a final project
including a publication quality paper. Enrollment limited.
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