期刊
IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING
卷 59, 期 9, 页码 2586-2593出版社
IEEE-INST ELECTRICAL ELECTRONICS ENGINEERS INC
DOI: 10.1109/TBME.2012.2206389
关键词
Assistive devices; electromyography (EMG); genetic algorithms (GAs); neuromusculoskeletal modeling; sensitivity analysis; user interfaces
资金
- Foundation of Research Science and Technology [MAUX0809]
- New Zealand Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment (MBIE) [MAUX0809] Funding Source: New Zealand Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment (MBIE)
Assistive devices aim to mitigate the effects of physical disability by aiding users to move their limbs or by rehabilitating through therapy. These devices are commonly embodied by robotic or exoskeletal systems that are still in development and use the electromyographic (EMG) signal to determine user intent. Not much focus has been placed on developing a neuromuscular interface (NI) that solely relies on the EMG signal, and does not require modifications to the end user's state to enhance the signal (such as adding weights). This paper presents the development of a flexible, physiological model for the elbow joint that is leading toward the implementation of an NI, which predicts joint motion from EMG signals for both able-bodied and less-abled users. The approach uses musculotendon models to determine muscle contraction forces, a proposed musculoskeletal model to determine total joint torque, and a kinematic model to determine joint rotational kinematics. After a sensitivity analysis and tuning using genetic algorithms, subject trials yielded an average root-mean-square error of 6.53 degrees and 22.4 degrees for a single cycle and random cycles of movement of the elbow joint, respectively. This helps us to validate the elbow model and paves the way toward the development of an NI.
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