Description

Auscultation is the act of listening to the sounds of internal organs. It is an effective non-invasive clinical tool to monitor the respiratory system. Therefor, the stethoscope is used for more than 200 years. The inherent inter-listener variability and the recent technical advances yield to an increased interest in computer-aided lung sound research.

In a current project (CULA - Computerized Lung Sound Analysis) a multichannel recording system is developed. An important task is the selection/development of the sensor. In lung sound research the sensors are generally designed by the investigators or adapted from related fields. Crucial requirements for the sensors are high sensitivity and robustness against air- and body-borne noise.

Your Tasks

• literature
• comparison of different lung sound sensors
• development of a sensor

Your Profile

• motivation and interest in the topic
• knowledge in audio engineering/acoustics

Additional Information

This master thesis / project is planned for a duration of about 6 months starting immediately.

References

• F. Graf, G. Wurzinger, U. Kleb, and H. Köhler, “Multichannel recording and classifying of respiratory sounds.