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Area of Science:

  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Neuroscience
  • Rehabilitation Technology

Background:

  • Surface electromyography (sEMG) is a non-invasive technique for estimating muscle force, crucial for diagnosing diseases and controlling assistive devices.
  • Current supervised methods require simultaneous muscle force recording, which is challenging for amputees.
  • Unsupervised methods lack accuracy due to insufficient reference data.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop an accurate and easy-to-use unsupervised method for muscle force estimation using sEMG.
  • To decompose single-channel sEMG signals into constituent motor unit action potentials (MUAPs).
  • To enhance prosthetic hand control for amputees.

Main Methods:

  • A two-step approach was proposed: (1) learning an orthogonal basis of sEMG signals via reconstruction independent component analysis, and (2) extracting spike-like MUAPs from basis vectors.
  • The method was evaluated on nine healthy subjects for biceps brachii muscle force estimation.
  • Grip force control of a prosthetic hand was tested on two trans-radial amputees.

Main Results:

  • The proposed MUAP decomposition method explained over 80% of muscle force variability, significantly outperforming the conventional amplitude-based approach (62.3%).
  • The method enabled effective grip force control for a prosthetic hand.
  • Experiments with amputees demonstrated improved prosthetic hand performance in grasping everyday objects.

Conclusions:

  • The novel unsupervised method based on MUAP decomposition offers accurate muscle force estimation from sEMG.
  • This approach significantly enhances the functionality and control of prosthetic hands for amputees.
  • The technique holds promise for improved clinical applications in biomechanics and assistive technology.