Amacher, Raffael

Bio

Raffael Amacher was born in Wetzikon, Switzerland, in 1985. He received both the Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from ETH Zurich in 2008 and 2010, respectively. He is currently employed as a PhD student at the Institute for Dynamic Systems and Control.

Research

Circulatory Assist Project

Publications

R. Amacher, G. Ochsner, A. Ferreira, S. Vandenberghe, M. Schmid Daners. A Robust Reference Signal Generator for Synchronized Ventricular Assist Devices. IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering, to be published. DOI: 10.1109/TBME.2013.2251634

R. Amacher, A. Weber, H. Brinks, S. Axiak, A. Ferreira, L. Guzzella, T. Carrel, J. Antaki, S. Vandenberghe. Control of ventricular unloading using an electrocardiogram-synchronized Thoratec paracorporeal ventricular assist device. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, to be published. DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2012.12.048

G. Ochsner, R. Amacher, A. Amstutz, A. Plass, M. Schmid Daners, H. Tevaearai, S. Vandenberghe, M. J. Wilhelm, and L. Guzzella. A Novel Interface for Hybrid Mock Circulations to Evaluate Ventricular Assist Devices. IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering, Volume 60, Issue 2, February 2013