Causes of performance degradation in non-invasive electromyographic pattern recognition in upper limb prostheses

I Kyranou, S Vijayakumar, MS Erden - Frontiers in neurorobotics, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Surface Electromyography (EMG)-based pattern recognition methods have been
investigated over the past years as a means of controlling upper limb prostheses. Despite …

EMG feature evaluation for improving myoelectric pattern recognition robustness

A Phinyomark, F Quaine, S Charbonnier… - Expert Systems with …, 2013 - Elsevier
In pattern recognition-based myoelectric control, high accuracy for multiple discriminated
motions is presented in most of related literature. However, there is a gap between the …

User adaptation in long-term, open-loop myoelectric training: implications for EMG pattern recognition in prosthesis control

J He, D Zhang, N Jiang, X Sheng… - Journal of neural …, 2015 - iopscience.iop.org
Objective. Recent studies have reported that the classification performance of
electromyographic (EMG) signals degrades over time without proper classification …

Surface electromyography (EMG) signal processing, classification, and practical considerations

A Phinyomark, E Campbell, E Scheme - Biomedical Signal Processing …, 2020 - Springer
Electromyography (EMG) is the process of measuring the electrical activity produced by
muscles throughout the body using electrodes on the surface of the skin or inserted in the …

A foot-wearable interface for locomotion mode recognition based on discrete contact force distribution

B Chen, X Wang, Y Huang, K Wei, Q Wang - Mechatronics, 2015 - Elsevier
The knowledge of plantar pressure distribution is important in understanding human
locomotion activities, and its integration with robotic assistive devices is an important …

Adaptive slope walking with a robotic transtibial prosthesis based on volitional EMG control

B Chen, Q Wang, L Wang - IEEE/ASME Transactions on …, 2014 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Allowing amputees to volitionally control robotic prostheses can improve the adaptability to
terrain changes. In this paper, we propose a myoelectric controller for a robotic transtibial …

The effect of time on EMG classification of hand motions in able-bodied and transradial amputees

A Waris, IK Niazi, M Jamil, O Gilani, K Englehart… - Journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
While several studies have demonstrated the short-term performance of pattern recognition
systems, long-term investigations are very limited. In this study, we investigated changes in …

A locomotion intent prediction system based on multi-sensor fusion

B Chen, E Zheng, Q Wang - Sensors, 2014 - mdpi.com
Locomotion intent prediction is essential for the control of powered lower-limb prostheses to
realize smooth locomotion transitions. In this research, we develop a multi-sensor fusion …

On the robustness of real-time myoelectric control investigations: A multiday Fitts' law approach

A Waris, I Mendez, K Englehart, W Jensen… - Journal of neural …, 2019 - iopscience.iop.org
Objective. Real-time myoelectric experimental protocol is considered as a means to quantify
usability of myoelectric control schemes. While usability should be considered over time to …

A multiday evaluation of real-time intramuscular EMG usability with ANN

A Waris, M Zia ur Rehman, IK Niazi, M Jochumsen… - Sensors, 2020 - mdpi.com
Recent developments in implantable technology, such as high-density recordings, wireless
transmission of signals to a prosthetic hand, may pave the way for intramuscular …