[2025] A Wearable Ultrasound Demonstrator

Wearable ultrasound devices promise to be a game-changer in the medical field. They will enable monitoring of relevant parameters inside the body, such as blood pressure, cardiac function, or bladder volume, in a safe and cost-effective manner. However, many challenges must be overcome to translate the current bulky and costly ultrasound imaging systems into meaningful wearable devices. One of those challenges lies in making the required electronics sufficiently small and low-power to work in a wearable device.

Assignment

To explore this challenge, in this project you will design and build a wearable-ultrasound demonstrator, using an existing hardware platform as a basis. Based on an initial exploration of wearable-ultrasound applications, we will select a target application and aim to realize a working demonstrator based on the platform, learning on the way about the trade-offs involved.

This project will be a collaboration with SonoSilicon, a TU Delft spin-off company developing chip technology for ultrasound applications. You will work as an intern at SonoSilicon’s Delft office, as well as at the Electronic Instrumentation Lab for experimental work.

Requirements

MSc students from Microelectronics or Biomedical Engineering. Familiarity with ultrasound and medical imaging is preferred, hands-on experience with electronics design is a must.

Interested students should send their CV, the list of courses attended, and a motivation letter.

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Last modified: 2025-02-07