Design and Simulation of a Sliding Mode Control for Anesthesia

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Keywords:

Sliding modes, Propofol, Anesthesia infusion, Infusion pump

Abstract

This work presents the automation of the anesthesia infusion process, which allows us to respond quickly, safely and efficiently to possible emergencies that may arise during a surgical intervention. The design of the controller is specific for the infusion of Propofol, which is one of the most used anesthetics. The Higher Order Sliding Mode Control (HOSMC) technique is used, this technique was chosen, since the controller is designed only with the relative degree of the system, its notable characteristic of being insensitive to variations Parametric means that it can have the same efficiency for any patient regardless of the patient's age, sex, weight, height, illness, hydration level, which are important parameters that anesthesiologists consider to calculate the drug dose. Due to the above, its operation is faster compared to that of an anesthesiologist when an accident occurs. HOSMC is a robust controller, since when the patient reaches the desired anesthetic depth, the controller maintains the patient within that level, or within the allowable range even in the presence of surgical perturbations. To simulate the operation of the designed controller, Simulink from Matlab was used, where the controller was programmed.

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Author Biographies

Jesica Escobar, Instituto Politécnico Nacional

Jesica Escobar studied Communications and Electronics engineering at the National Polytechnic Institute, Mexico, later completed a master’s degree and a PhD in Automatic Control at CINVESTAVIPN.
She is currently a full-time professor at the cybernetics academy at the IPN-ICE in Mexico City. His research interests are related to identification and estimation of stochastic systems and nonlinear dynamic systems, as well as biomedical control.

Ana Gabriela Gallardo Hernandez, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social

Ana Gabriela Gallardo Hern´andez studied Medical Electronics Engineering at the Universidad
Aut´onoma de Guadalajara in Mexico. She completed her Master’s in Automatic Control at the Universidad Aut´onoma de Quer´etaro, and her PhD in Engineering at the Universidad Nacional Aut´onoma de M´exico. Currently, currently she is a researcher at the Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social and an adjunct professor at the Universidad Nacional Aut´onoma de M´exico. Her research interests include the treatment and diagnosis of various diseases through artificial intelligence, as well as the design of medical equipment.

Antonio Lopez-Ramirez, Instituto Politécnico Nacional

Antonio L´opez Ram´ırez is a Communications and Electronics Engineer at the National Polytechnic
Institute, graduated from the Department of ICEControl. His line of research is oriented to the design of prototypes focused on biomedicine.

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Published

2025-05-14

How to Cite

Escobar, J., Gallardo Hernández, A. G., & López-Ramírez, A. (2025). Design and Simulation of a Sliding Mode Control for Anesthesia. IEEE Latin America Transactions, 23(6), 537–544. Retrieved from https://latamt.ieeer9.org/index.php/transactions/article/view/9523

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Electronics