Controlling upper limb prostheses using sonomyography (SMG): A review

V Nazari, YP Zheng - Sensors, 2023 - mdpi.com
This paper presents a critical review and comparison of the results of recently published
studies in the fields of human–machine interface and the use of sonomyography (SMG) for …

Review on wearable system for positioning ultrasound scanner

L Li, L Zhao, R Hassan, H Ren - Machines, 2023 - mdpi.com
Although ultrasound (US) scan or diagnosis became widely employed in the 20th century, it
still plays a crucial part in modern medical diagnostics, serving as a diagnostic tool or a …

A wearable echomyography system based on a single transducer

X Gao, X Chen, M Lin, W Yue, H Hu, S Qin, F Zhang… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Wearable electromyography devices can detect muscular activity for health monitoring and
body motion tracking, but this approach is limited by weak and stochastic signals with a low …

A wearable ultrasound interface for prosthetic hand control

Z Yin, H Chen, X Yang, Y Liu, N Zhang… - IEEE journal of …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Ultrasound can non-invasively detect muscle deformations and has great potential
applications in prosthetic hand control. Traditional ultrasound equipment was usually too …

Wearable real-time gesture recognition scheme based on A-mode ultrasound

Z Lu, S Cai, B Chen, Z Liu, L Guo… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
A-mode ultrasound has the advantages of high resolution, easy calculation and low cost in
predicting dexterous gestures. In order to accelerate the popularization of A-mode …

The LET procedure for gesture recognition with multiple forearm angles

S Cai, Z Lu, L Guo, Z Qing, L Yao - IEEE Sensors Journal, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
A-mode ultrasound, like other biological signals, has a certain deviation in the signals
obtained by performing the same gesture at different arm positions. This problem hinders the …

Evaluating electromyography and sonomyography sensor fusion to estimate lower-limb kinematics using gaussian process regression

KG Rabe, NP Fey - Frontiers in Robotics and AI, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Research on robotic lower-limb assistive devices over the past decade has generated
autonomous, multiple degree-of-freedom devices to augment human performance during a …

Ultrasound sensing can improve continuous classification of discrete ambulation modes compared to surface electromyography

KG Rabe, MH Jahanandish, JR Boehm… - IEEE Transactions …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Clinical translation of “intelligent” lower-limb assistive technologies relies on robust control
interfaces capable of accurately detecting user intent. To date, mechanical sensors and …

First demonstration of functional task performance using a sonomyographic prosthesis: a case study

SM Engdahl, SA Acuña, EL King… - … in Bioengineering and …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Ultrasound-based sensing of muscle deformation, known as sonomyography, has shown
promise for accurately classifying the intended hand grasps of individuals with upper limb …

Design of a wearable real-time hand motion tracking system using an array of soft polymer acoustic waveguides

Y Lin, PB Shull, JB Chossat - Soft Robotics, 2024 - liebertpub.com
Robust hand motion tracking holds promise for improved human–machine interaction in
diverse fields, including virtual reality, and automated sign language translation. However …