A MATHEMATICAL MODEL OF THE HUMAN RESPIRATORY CONTROL SYSTEM.
The respiratory system exhibits the properties of a control system of the regulator type. Equations describing this biological control system have been derived. Transient and steady-state solutions for various CO(2) and O(2) step input disturbances were obtained utilizing a digital computer and are compared with experimental results. The effectiveness of the respiratory system as a regulator is investigated. Further extensions of the model are suggested.
D002245:Carbon Dioxide; D003201:Computers; D001330:Electronic Data Processing; D006801:Humans; D008433:Mathematics; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D010827:Physiology; D012106:Research; D012137:Respiratory System
D002245:Carbon Dioxide
AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING; CARBON DIOXIDE; COMPUTERS, DIGITAL; EXPERIMENTAL LAB STUDY; MATHEMATICS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PHYSIOLOGY; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM