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EE 516 BIOMEDICAL SYSTEMS

Assignment-4

1. Starting with the Euler’s equation for a compressive medium, develop a numerical model using
MATLAB to simulate the propagation of soliton along a nerve cell. Consider the following
parameters:
Equilibrium lateral density of medium: 4.035 x 10-3 g m-2
Velocity of sound: 176.6 ms-1
(a) Analyze the stability of solitons.
(b) Develop a thermodynamic simulation model to simulate the generation and reabsorption of
heat during propagation of nerve impulse.
(c) Verify that energy is conserved in the whole impulse propagation process.

2. Consider the collision of two soliton pulses propagating with identical amplitude, equal velocity
in two opposite directions on a nerve. Assume that the collision is head, reversible and adiabatic.
Consider the presence of viscous friction in the system. Show that the pulses pass through each
other almost undisturbed with the generation of some small amplitude noise.

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