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JOURNAL OF MECHANICS IN MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY
Volume 18, Issue 5, Pages -Publisher
WORLD SCIENTIFIC PUBL CO PTE LTD
DOI: 10.1142/S0219519418500422
Keywords
Global index map; EMG signal; gastrocnemius; femoral
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- research fund of the Survivability Technology Defense Research Center of the Agency for Defense Development of Korea [UD150013ID]
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This paper presents a new method for estimating muscle fatigue level based on surface electromyography (EMG) of femoral and gastrocnemius muscles during repetitive motions with various load. The relationship between fatigue level and EMG signals was examined through repetitive movements of the femoral and gastrocnemius muscles with the use of leg extension and squat machines. The fatigue level was based on the maximum voluntary contraction (MVC) levels with various loads. The integrated EMG (IEMG) value and the mean frequency value for each load cycle were obtained through the surface EMG signal. This work presents a global EMG index map by using the new analytical technique based on the relationship between the average IEMG and mean power frequency (MPF) values. The proposed method enables simultaneous estimation of muscle fatigue level and force using real-time EMG signals from the femoral and gastrocnemius muscles.
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