ACT - Bioengineering

Bioengineering

Past Projects

The concluded bioengineering activities of the Advanced Concepts Team are listed here. On a separate page you find projects that are currently ongoing.

Workshop on BMI for Space Applications

Following the recent release of the book "Brain-Machine Interfaces for Space Applications: Enhancing Astronaut Capabilities" published by Elsevier and edited by the ACT, a full-day workshop will be organised at ESA-ESTEC on November 30 to present its main content to the Space community.

Curiosity Cloning - Neural Modelling for Image Analysis

Is it possible to detect the scientific curiosity from human brain activity? If so, can we then teach to a computer to exhibit a similar behaviour?

Brain Machine Interfaces

Operating machines to perform complex tasks is a common approach in everyday's life. In zero gravity conditions usually even simple tasks can become quite difficult. A machine that reads astronauts' thoughts and puts them into practice would facilitates complex operations in space.

Cyborg Insect

Although they are equipped with a tiny brain, insects perform amazingly when exploring their habitat. They employ different strategies of navigation, they avoid predators and obstacles, and finally they superbly control their own movements.

Hypometabolic stasis

Endothermic animals like hedgehogs can enter a physiological state called torpor to survive the winter. Putting astronauts in that state would reduce energy consumption by the spacecraft and hence might facilitate long space travels.

Liquid Ventilation and Water Immersion

Is there in nature an example design for the perfect acceleration shield? In effect, there is, and it is the egg. We studied the coupling of water immersion with liquid breathing as a possible approach for the "perfect G suit".

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