Preload-based starling-like control for rotary blood pumps: numerical comparison with pulsatility control and constant speed operation

• Main Authors: Mansouri, Mahdi, Salamonsen, Robert F., Lim, Einly, Akmeliawati, Rini, Lovell, Nigel H.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: The Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015
• Subjects: TJ212 Control engineering
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/42705/2/preload_based.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/42705/; http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0121413

In this study, we evaluate a preload-based Starling-like controller for implantable rotary blood pumps (IRBPs) using left ventricular end-diastolic pressure (PLVED) as the feedback variable. Simulations are conducted using a validated mathematical model. The controller emulates the response of the n...