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Robustness of Combined sEMG and Ultrasound Modalities Against Muscle Fatigue in Force Estimation

  • Shanghai Jiao Tong University
  • Harbin Institute of Technology
  • Harbin Institute of Technology Shenzhen

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Abstract

It is evident that surface electromyography (sEMG) based prosthesis is constrained due to sensitivity to muscle fatigue. This paper investigated the muscle fatigue robustness for sEMG, ultrasound and the fusion sEMG/ultrasound signals towards the proportional force prediction. The linear regression model is developed, and evaluated on the non-fatigue state and fatigue state. Seven able-bodied subjects participated in the experiment to validate the model. The results demonstrate that sEMG outperforms ultrasound in force estimation accuracy, but ultrasound is more robust against muscle fatigue than sEMG. Furthermore, the fusion sEMG/ultrasound signal shows comparable force prediction accuracy to sEMG and better muscle fatigue robustness than sEMG. The fusion sEMG/ultrasound modality overcomes the defect of sEMG modality, making it a promising modality for the long-term use of prosthetic force control.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationIntelligent Robotics and Applications - 14th International Conference, ICIRA 2021, Proceedings
EditorsXin-Jun Liu, Zhenguo Nie, Jingjun Yu, Fugui Xie, Rui Song
PublisherSpringer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
Pages213-221
Number of pages9
ISBN (Print)9783030891336
DOIs
StatePublished - 2021
Externally publishedYes
Event14th International Conference on Intelligent Robotics and Applications, ICIRA 2021 - Yantai, China
Duration: 22 Oct 202125 Oct 2021

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
Volume13015 LNAI
ISSN (Print)0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)1611-3349

Conference

Conference14th International Conference on Intelligent Robotics and Applications, ICIRA 2021
Country/TerritoryChina
CityYantai
Period22/10/2125/10/21

Keywords

  • A-mode ultrasound
  • Force estimation
  • Muscle fatigue
  • sEMG

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