What should be learned to create bioprostheses?

Question

Iron

I would like to know what should be taught to create prostheses from a technical and program point of view. On the Internet, almost nothing is written about this, unfortunately. Most interested in the software part. Learn C? assembler? Or what libraries? In addition, I want to know what to study to create the robotic prostheses themselves. Physics? Then what sections? Mathematics? Then what exactly? The biological side is not interesting for now :) I don’t know where to start, I hope for your advice

Answer 1

strength of materials / materials science
physics of materials
chemistry
microelectronics
mechanics / pneumatics
biology / anatomy / biochemistry / dermatology / muscle physiology / most likely something else related to the brain and innervation in general.
I think the list is far from complete.

Answer 2

You need to learn something like economics or business skills. Because the creation of bioprostheses alone is now meaningless.
If you want to enter this area as an employee (engineer) - then you need to start somewhere with a university - there are quite a few specialties such as bioengineering.
If you answer quite directly about the software part, start by studying microcontrollers.

Answer 3

Mechanics: levers, gears, pneumatics, that's it. Accurate calculations can be driven into special software or outsourced. But at least you need to understand the basics - what a gear ratio is and why more power is needed for a longer arm on a servo.
Sopromat: where you can make parts thinner and lighter, and where you need thicker, stronger. The exact calculation can be again driven into the software, but the basics should be known.
An assembler is not needed, c ++ or another language that compiles under the selected controller is suitable for prototypes. At the prototype design stage, you can generally manage from the desktop, and use any language there. In general, assembler can be useful in mass production to reduce the cost of the product (but this is not accurate).
Mathematics and physics are needed at least in order not to panic when you see such formulas , for example. You won't understand the same sopromat without physics and mathematics.
In general, if you look at reviews and demonstrations of modern bioprostheses, you will notice that the main problems now are not at all in mechanics and not in C.
The main difficulty is somehow to read the control signals sent by the brain and, ideally, to give feedback. That is, just all sorts of biological things like biophysics, biochemistry, neurophysiology and all that. At the junction with programming and "ordinary" physics and electronics, of course.

Answer 4

Well, from personal experience, when I met doctors involved in biomechanics and became interested in this topic, the experience of a radio amateur and a programmer was very useful to me, this made it possible to simply set up experiments that I want, as I want, and regardless of the laboratory equipment, in which and there were jambs and ....
... on the other hand, it was necessary to accept and understand biology as it is, and not as some kind of abstract black box with some kind of output signals ...
They correctly wrote that horizons are vital here, because, in fact, many groups are obviously going the wrong way precisely because of mathematical / biological illiteracy.
Well, the business moment is more than important, I don’t dream of making prostheses, although I have everything for this and the task is trifling, in fact, if you figure it out ... And all the developments, if they come out somewhere, it will be the area of ​​​​interfaces and wearable electronics, because it is massive, and there is a demand ... And with prostheses, they are what they are and everything suits everyone, and we are talking not only about limbs, but also about sensory organs, with academic support, you can make some concepts , but they are not worth the effort, because the disabled somehow adapt to their condition, and if for me hearing is a drop dead value, then for a deaf person from birth, this is some kind of dumb crap ...