Implementation of human body tissues model in FPGA

Subject Areas : Computer Engineering

Hossein Salarabedi ¹ , Seyed Javad Seyed Mahdavi ² , mohammad Javadian Sarraf ³ , Hamidreza Kobravi ⁴

1 - Department of Electrical Engineering, Mashhad Branch, Islamic Azad University, Mashhad, Iran
2 - Department of Electrical Engineering, Mashhad Branch, Islamic Azad University, Mashhad, Iran
3 - Department of Electrical Engineering, Mashhad Branch, Islamic Azad University, Mashhad, Iran
4 - Mashhad Azad University, Department of Medical Engineering, Mashhad, Iran

Received: 2024-08-05 Accepted : 2024-08-09 Published : 2024-10-22

Keywords: Cool body model, FPGA , bioimpedance,

Abstract :

The electrical modeling of the human body in the form of electrical elements such as resistors and capacitors has ¬simplified ¬the analysis of the body for researchers and doctors ¬. There are various ¬models for the body ¬. One of the most famous of these models ¬is the Cole model, which is used for the inside and outside of ¬body cells ¬. This model is a combination of several resistors and capacitors that ¬are made and modeled in different ¬ways ¬. In some researches, it is ¬made as a real resistor and capacitor ¬, and in others, it is simulated in ¬electrical ¬circuit analysis software ¬. In this research, the body model has been implemented ¬in ¬FPGA, which is used ¬to analyze ¬body tissues, ¬including bioimpedance measurement ¬, and its inputs and outputs ¬have been recorded¬. Finally, the program is implemented ¬in ¬Zinq hardware and its inputs and outputs are ¬displayed by a digital oscilloscope ¬. In FPGA compared to previous works, from the perspective of hardware volume ¬and accuracy has been improved ¬.

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