An Engineering Approach to the Optimal Control of MechanicalCardiac Assistance

心脏病发作后辅助心脏的机械装置已经为医生在稳定患者病情方面提供了非常重要的工具。然而，心脏和辅助装置之间的生理相互作用还没有被很好地理解。这项建议将通过从工程学的角度量化这种反应，从而有助于对设备-心脏反应机制的基本知识。对这种相互作用的定量了解肯定会导致医生在使用这种设备时采取更合理的方法。

Mechanical devices to assist the heart after an heart attack have provided a very important tool to the physician in the stabilization of the patients condition. However the physiological interaction between the heart and the assist device is not well understood. This proposal will contribute to the basic knowledge of the mechanism for the device- heart response by quantifying this response in terms of engineering terms. Quantitative knowledge of this interaction will certainly lead to a more reasoned approach in the utilization of such devices by medical practitioners.