title: An intelligent control system for ventilators.
abstract: This study reports on a ventilator system that consists of several intelligent modules for controlling ventilator operation. These modules are software programs in two controllers. One controller is a personal computer used for diagnoses, determining settings and checking the effects of settings. The other controller is a single-chip microprocessor in a ventilator that controls the ventilator's settings in accordance with the computer settings. After setting up the system, an artificial lung model simulating a patient's lung is used to test the system. The result of test run indicated that it always responds to a patient's lung condition in a stable manner. Thus, the proposed system with its intelligent modules may assist clinicians in caring for patients and managing ventilator operation.
authors.affiliation: Power Mechanical Engineering Department, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu, Taiwan, ROC.
authors.forename: C S
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Shaw
authors.forename: K S
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Jih
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D001185:Artificial Intelligence; D001187:Artificial Organs / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D003187:Compliance; D004867:Equipment Design / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung; D008838:Microcomputers; D012122:Ventilators, Mechanical / Q000706:statistics & numerical data