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    Area of Science:

    • Biomedical Engineering
    • Rehabilitation Technology
    • Control Systems

    Background:

    • Assistive devices require precise control for effective rehabilitation.
    • Surface electromyography (sEMG) is a key biosignal for intuitive control.
    • Accurate estimation of muscle synergies is crucial for robust control.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To develop a robust control method for assistive devices using sEMG.
    • To improve the estimation of muscle synergies for enhanced device responsiveness.
    • To reduce control system latency in sEMG-based interfaces.

    Main Methods:

    • Utilized regularized non-negative factorization with an alternating least squares algorithm.
    • Applied the method for estimating muscle synergies from sEMG data.
    • Tested the algorithm on a system with three degrees of freedom, one active at a time.

    Main Results:

    • Achieved high accuracy rates of 97.6% to 99.5% in control tasks.
    • Demonstrated a significant 45% reduction in control delay compared to previous methods.
    • Validated the effectiveness of the proposed algorithm in a controlled experimental setup.

    Conclusions:

    • The proposed regularized non-negative factorization method offers robust and accurate control for sEMG-based assistive devices.
    • This approach significantly improves system responsiveness by reducing control latency.
    • The findings pave the way for more intuitive and effective human-machine interfaces in assistive technology.