Robert P. Patterson, PhD
Professor Emeritus, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine

Contact Info
Professor Emeritus, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine
PhD, University of Minnesota (Major: Biomedical Engineering, Minor: Electrical Engineering), 1977
MSEE, University of Minnesota (Major: Electrical Engineering, Minor: Mathematics), 1965
BEE, University of Minnesota (Electrical Engineering), 1962
Summary
Professional Associations
Research
Research Summary/Interests
- Medical Instrumentation and Devices
- Bioelectricity
- Electrical stimulation and Bioelectrical Impedance
Teaching
Courses
BMEn 5-5101 Advanced Bioelectricity and Instrumentation (3 credits) The goals of this course are to develop an understanding of the instrumentation requirements for the measurement of body potentials, to interpret the physiological meaning of the signals, and to understand the uses of the static and dynamic tissue electrical impedance characteristics to obtain physiological measurements. The focus will be on the measurements that are used in or have potential to be used in clinical medicine (1989-2007).