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    • Biomedical Engineering
    • Signal Processing
    • Computational Neuroscience

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    • Surface electromyography (sEMG) data's Probability Density Function (PDF) shape can change with muscle fatigue and force.
    • High Order Statistics (HOS) like skewness and kurtosis are used to track these sEMG PDF shape changes.
    • Estimating HOS parameters is challenging with small sample sizes, limiting real-time sEMG monitoring.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To develop robust functional statistics for analyzing sEMG PDF shape modifications.
    • To overcome limitations of HOS parameters when dealing with small sample sizes in sEMG data.
    • To improve the accuracy and real-time applicability of sEMG PDF shape monitoring.

    Main Methods:

    • Proposed functional statistics inspired by the Core Shape Model (CSM) formalism.
    • Combined kernel density estimation and PDF shape distances for robust analysis.
    • Validated using Monte Carlo simulations on normal and Log-normal PDFs mimicking sEMG data.

    Main Results:

    • The proposed functional statistics demonstrated greater robustness against small sample size effects compared to HOS parameters.
    • These new statistics showed higher accuracy in screening sEMG PDF shape modifications.
    • The methods effectively emulate skewness and kurtosis behaviors in functional statistics.

    Conclusions:

    • Functional statistics offer a more reliable approach for analyzing sEMG PDF shape changes, especially under limited data conditions.
    • The proposed methods enhance the precision of real-time sEMG monitoring during muscle activity.
    • This work provides a valuable tool for understanding muscle fatigue and force dynamics through sEMG signal analysis.