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Automated aortic pressure regulation in ex vivo heart perfusion

  • University of Toronto
  • School of Astronautics, Harbin Institute of Technology
  • Shanghai University

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Abstract

This paper presents the first system for automated ex vivo perfusion of an isolated heart and regulating the heart's aortic pressure (AoP). An adaptive controller was developed for AoP regulation and maintained the heart's physiological aerobic metabolism. A mathematical model of the perfusion system was established based on a nonlinear equivalent circuit fluid flow model. The model combined with a virtual controller forms a reference model to generate the ideal trajectory of AoP. An adaptation algorithm tunes the control parameters based on the reference model and the isolated heart. Experiments were conducted using large animal hearts (55±5 kg porcine, n=6) to validate the adaptive controller's performance for stepwise and fast switching AoP references. The results confirmed that the the proposed controller is able to regulate the AoP of an isolated porcine heart in an accurate (mean error less than 2 mmHg) and fast (4sim8s of settling time) manner.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2019 International Conference on Robotics and Automation, ICRA 2019
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages4241-4246
Number of pages6
ISBN (Electronic)9781538660263
DOIs
StatePublished - May 2019
Externally publishedYes
Event2019 International Conference on Robotics and Automation, ICRA 2019 - Montreal, Canada
Duration: 20 May 201924 May 2019

Publication series

NameProceedings - IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation
ISSN (Print)1050-4729

Conference

Conference2019 International Conference on Robotics and Automation, ICRA 2019
Country/TerritoryCanada
CityMontreal
Period20/05/1924/05/19

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