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    • Rehabilitation Engineering
    • Neuroscience
    • Biomedical Engineering

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    • Spinal cord injuries result in paralysis, limiting essential daily movements like reaching.
    • Functional electrical stimulation (FES) offers a potential method to reanimate paralyzed muscles and restore function.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To evaluate a quasi-static model-based control strategy for FES-controlled reaching movements.
    • To determine optimal controller parameters through a simulated dynamic arm model.

    Main Methods:

    • A MATLAB-based dynamic arm model was used for simulation.
    • A quasi-static control strategy was implemented, using discrete static positions to guide reaching.
    • Key parameters, including inter-position distance (6 cm) and switching time (1.3 s), were identified.

    Main Results:

    • The simulated controller successfully executed reaches exceeding 30 cm.
    • The median accuracy for these simulated reaches was 6.8 cm.

    Conclusions:

    • The quasi-static model-based control strategy shows promise for FES-controlled reaching in simulated environments.
    • This study provides foundational parameters for future real-world implementation of FES-based limb reanimation.