An investigation into thumb rotation using high density surface electromyography of extrinsic hand muscles

A. Aranceta-Garza, H. Lakany, B. A. Conway

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Abstract

Improving our understanding of mechanisms driving thumb rotation could potentially advance the design of current upper limb prosthesis to incorporate powered thumb control increasing the dexterity of the device. This study investigates thumb rotation using high density surface electromyography (HD-sEMG) of extrinsic hand muscles. An apparatus was designed and developed to test thumb rotation. Relevant data were acquired during isometric voluntary contractions with a 20-40% of maximum voluntary contraction (MVC) performed by 7 healthy right-handed volunteers. Data were processed and analyzed. Analysis showed that, thumb position could be extracted using features extracted from the HDsEMG data recorded with high statistical significance.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings - 2013 IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, SMC 2013
PublisherIEEE
Pages3751-3755
Number of pages5
ISBN (Print)9780769551548
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Dec 2013
Event2013 IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, SMC 2013 - Manchester, United Kingdom
Duration: 13 Oct 201316 Oct 2013

Publication series

NameProceedings - 2013 IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, SMC 2013

Conference

Conference2013 IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, SMC 2013
Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
CityManchester
Period13/10/1316/10/13

Keywords

  • Dexterous upper limb myoelectric prosthesis
  • High density surface electromyography
  • Thumb rotation

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Human-Computer Interaction

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