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    • Biomedical Engineering
    • Sports Science
    • Neuromuscular Physiology

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    • Muscle fatigue assessment is crucial for performance and injury prevention.
    • Surface electromyography (sEMG) provides valuable insights into muscle activation and fatigue.
    • Existing methods for sEMG-based fatigue detection can be improved for accuracy and reliability.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To develop and validate a novel algorithm for estimating muscle fatigue using sEMG signals.
    • To identify and select the most reliable sEMG features for fatigue detection.
    • To implement a probabilistic approach using Gaussian Mixture Models (GMM) for fatigue analysis.

    Main Methods:

    • Investigated several sEMG signal features: Mean Frequency (MNF), Median Frequency (Fmed), Dimitrov Spectral Index (FInsm5), Root Mean Square (RMS), and Zerocrossing (ZC).
    • Developed a fatigue detection algorithm based on Gaussian Mixture Models (GMM).
    • Employed a two-stage system: training to learn fatigue evolution and validation with unseen data from 6 healthy subjects performing biceps contractions.

    Main Results:

    • Identified and selected the most reliable sEMG features for accurate fatigue estimation.
    • The GMM-based algorithm demonstrated effectiveness in distinguishing between different levels of muscle fatigue.
    • Validation results confirmed the algorithm's ability to generalize to new data.

    Conclusions:

    • The developed GMM-based algorithm provides a reliable method for estimating muscle fatigue from sEMG.
    • Feature selection is critical for enhancing the performance of fatigue detection systems.
    • This approach holds potential for applications in sports, rehabilitation, and ergonomics.