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: 2014
• 资助国家: 加拿大
• 起止时间: 2014-01-01 至 2015-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/ase-oro/Details-Detailles_eng.asp?id=546247
• 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、实施和测试用于生物医学和油田工程应用的创新仪器方法。近年来，电子仪器的发展对生物医学和油田工程领域产生了巨大的影响。虽然从应用的角度来看，这两个领域截然不同，但从电子仪器的角度来看，这两个领域有许多共同之处。与生物医学和油田系统相关的监测信号和过程的亚低频性质是连接它们的最重要因素之一。此外，通过发展无线微系统和微型机电系统(MEMS)，结合实时和多通道信号处理以及先进的信息处理，电子仪器从宏观仪器过渡到微型仪器方面的最新进展表明，综合办法可能是极其有益的。具体地说，最近可用于人体和井下的“智能”微系统的发展为协同和聚变创造了新的机会。我的研究将集中在：(1)用于伪连续监测糖尿病患者血糖水平的微型、顺序驱动、多细胞、无线、半侵入性贴片(“电子蚊子”)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。第一个项目是电子蚊子，这是一个皮肤可附着的微型血液采样和分析系统。该仪器的总体愿景是类似于一系列真实的蚊子，依次穿透每一只蚊子的皮肤，采集一小滴血滴。第二个项目的总体愿景是用现代的基于惯性导航系统(INS)的微型系统取代水平钻井中的传统方法，这些方法结合了磁力测量技术来确定井底组件的位置和姿态，该系统利用我们的专利方法钻井内对准，以实现更精确的井下测量。