Advanced Instrumentation Methods for Biomedical and Oilfield Applications

适用于生物医学和油田应用的先进仪器方法

• 批准号: 203106-2012
• 负责人: Mintchev, Martin
• 金额: $ 3.06万
• 依托单位: University of Calgary
• 依托单位国家: 加拿大
• 项目类别: Discovery Grants Program - Individual
• 财政年份: 2013
• 资助国家: 加拿大
• 起止时间: 2013-01-01 至 2014-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/ase-oro/Details-Detailles_eng.asp?id=523346
• 关键词: Advanced; Instrumentation; Methods; Biomedical; Oilfield

The objective of the proposed research is to investigate, design, implement and test innovative instrumentation methods for biomedical and oilfield engineering applications. In the recent years the development of electronic instrumentation has influenced immensely the areas of biomedical and oilfield engineering. Although dramatically different from application point of view, the two areas have a lot in common from the perspective of electronic instrumentation. The infra-low frequency nature of the monitored signals and processes associated with biomedical and oilfield systems are among the most important factors linking them. In addition, recent advancements in electronic instrumentation related to the transition from macro-instrumentation to micro-instrumentation through the development of wireless microsystems and micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS), combined with real-time and multichannel signal processing, as well as advanced information handling, imply that integrated approach could be extremely beneficial. Specifically, the recent development of "smart" microsystems applicable both in the human body and downhole created new opportunities for synergy and fusion. My research will concentrate on the development of: (1) a miniature, sequentially-actuated, multi-cell, wireless, semi-invasive patch for pseudo-continuous monitoring of blood sugar levels for diabetics ("Electronic Mosquito") and (2) wireless, downhole-mounted real-time inertial navigation system for azimuth monitoring in measurement-while-drilling oilfield applications. The first project, the Electronic Mosquito, is a skin-attachable microsystem for blood sampling and analysis. The overall vision for the apparatus is to resemble an array of real mosquitoes sequentially penetrating the skin each to sample a small blood droplet. The overall vision for the second project is to replace the conventional methods in horizontal drilling which incorporate magnetic surveying techniques for determining the position and the attitude of the bottom-hole assembly with modern, inertial navigation system (INS)-based microsystems utilizing our patented method, In-Drilling Alignment, for more precise downhole surveying.

拟议研究的目标是调查，设计，实施和测试创新的仪器方法，用于生物医学和油田工程应用。近年来，电子仪器的发展极大地影响了生物医学和油田工程领域。虽然从应用的角度来看有很大的不同，但从电子仪器的角度来看，这两个领域有很多共同点。与生物医学和油田系统相关的监测信号和过程的超低频性质是将它们联系起来的最重要因素之一。此外，电子仪器的最新进展涉及通过无线微系统和微机电系统（MEMS）的发展从宏观仪器到微观仪器的过渡，结合实时和多通道信号处理以及先进的信息处理，这意味着集成方法可能是非常有益的。特别是，最近开发的“智能”微系统适用于人体和井下创造了新的机会，协同和融合。我的研究将集中在以下方面的开发：（1）微型、顺序驱动、多单元、无线、半侵入式贴片，用于糖尿病患者血糖水平的伪连续监测（“电子Moscow”）和（2）无线、井下安装的实时惯性导航系统，用于随钻测量油田应用中的方位监测。第一个项目，电子Moscow，是一个皮肤附着的血液采样和分析的微系统。该装置的总体设想是类似于一排真实的蚊子，它们依次穿透皮肤，每个蚊子采集一小滴血液。第二个项目的总体愿景是取代传统的水平钻井方法，其中包括磁性测量技术，用于确定底部钻具组合的位置和姿态，采用现代的基于惯性导航系统（INS）的微系统，利用我们的专利方法，钻内对准，进行更精确的井下测量。