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Sachin Negi¹, Pranshu C B S Negi², Shiru Sharma²

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Machine learning accurately identifies human locomotion terrains using surface electromyography and acceleration sensors. Support vector machine achieved 99.20% accuracy, outperforming other models in speed and precision.

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Area of Science:

Biomechanics
Machine Learning
Wearable Sensors

Background:

Gait analysis is crucial for understanding human locomotion.
Surface electromyography (sEMG) and acceleration sensors offer non-invasive methods for gait monitoring.
Machine learning algorithms can process complex sensor data for pattern recognition.

Purpose of the Study:

To evaluate machine learning classifiers for discriminating between five different locomotion terrains (level ground, ramp ascent/descent, stair ascent/descent).
To identify optimal sensor signal features and classifiers for accurate and efficient gait terrain classification.
To minimize the number of leg muscles required for signal acquisition while maximizing classification performance.

Main Methods:

Acquisition of surface EMG and 3-axis acceleration signals from tibialis anterior and gastrocnemius medial head muscles.
Feature extraction from acquired sensor data.
Classification of locomotion terrains using five conventional machine learning models (LDA, k-NN, Decision Tree, Random Forest, SVM) and a deep neural network.
Comparison of classifier performance based on accuracy and computation time.

Main Results:

Support vector machine (SVM) achieved the highest classification accuracy of 99.20% (± 0.80%).
SVM demonstrated superior performance over other conventional classifiers and deep neural networks in both accuracy and computation time.
The study successfully identified features and classifiers capable of discriminating between five locomotion terrains with high precision.

Conclusions:

Surface EMG and acceleration sensor data, processed by machine learning, can accurately classify human locomotion terrains.
Support vector machine is a highly effective classifier for this application, offering excellent accuracy and efficiency.
This approach provides a foundation for developing advanced gait analysis systems using minimal sensor data.