Review of sEMG for robot control: Techniques and applications

T Song, Z Yan, S Guo, Y Li, X Li, F Xi - Applied Sciences, 2023 - mdpi.com
Surface electromyography (sEMG) is a promising technology that can capture muscle
activation signals to control robots through novel human–machine interfaces (HMIs). This …

Non-invasive Techniques for Muscle Fatigue Monitoring: A Comprehensive Survey

N Li, R Zhou, B Krishna, A Pradhan, H Lee, J He… - ACM Computing …, 2024 - dl.acm.org
Muscle fatigue represents a complex physiological and psychological phenomenon that
impairs physical performance and increases the risks of injury. It is important to continuously …

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 …

A-mode ultrasound-based prediction of transfemoral amputee prosthesis walking kinematics via an artificial neural network

J Mendez, R Murray, L Gabert, NP Fey… - … on Neural Systems …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Lower-limb powered prostheses can provide users with volitional control of ambulation. To
accomplish this goal, they require a sensing modality that reliably interprets user intention to …

Assessment of muscle fatigue based on motor unit firing, muscular vibration and oxygenation via hybrid mini-grid sEMG, MMG, and NIRS sensing

W Guo, X Sheng, X Zhu - IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
It is vital to measure muscular fatigue for human–machine interaction (HMI) and avoiding
muscle impairment. This article presents a novel approach to comprehensively evaluate …

Ultrasound as a Neurorobotic Interface: A Review

X Yang, C Castellini, D Farina… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Neurorobotic devices, such as prostheses, exoskeletons, and muscle stimulators, can partly
restore motor functions in individuals with disabilities, such as stroke, spinal cord injury …

Ambulation mode classification of individuals with transfemoral amputation through a-mode sonomyography and convolutional neural networks

R Murray, J Mendez, L Gabert, NP Fey, H Liu, T Lenzi - Sensors, 2022 - mdpi.com
Many people struggle with mobility impairments due to lower limb amputations. To
participate in society, they need to be able to walk on a wide variety of terrains, such as …

Cross modality knowledge distillation between A-mode ultrasound and surface electromyography

J Zeng, Y Sheng, Y Yang, Z Zhou… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Surface electromyography (sEMG) and A-mode ultrasound (AUS) are two widely employed
sensing modalities to detect muscle activities. By comparison, the AUS modality shows the …

Adaptive Learning against Muscle Fatigue for A-mode Ultrasound based Gesture Recognition

J Zeng, Y Sheng, Z Zhou, Y Yang… - IEEE Transactions …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
It is evident that the state-of-the-art in multisensory hand gesture recognition indicates the
superior performance of the A-mode ultrasound (AUS) modality over its counterparts …

Continuous A-mode ultrasound-based prediction of transfemoral amputee prosthesis kinematics across different ambulation tasks

J Mendez, R Murray, L Gabert, NP Fey… - IEEE Transactions …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Objective: Volitional control systems for powered prostheses require the detection of user
intent to operate in real life scenarios. Ambulation mode classification has been proposed to …