Spatial Filtering for Robust Myoelectric Control

Autor: Janne M. Hahne, Bernhard Graimann, Klaus-Robert Müller
Rok vydání: 2012
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Zdroj: IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering. 59:1436-1443
ISSN: 1558-2531
0018-9294
Popis: Pattern recognition techniques have been applied to extract information from electromyographic (EMG) signals that can be used to control electrical powered hand prostheses. In this paper, optimized spatial filters that enhance separation properties of EMG signals are investigated. In particular, different multiclass extensions of the common spatial patterns algorithm are applied to high-density surface EMG signals acquired from the forearms of ten healthy subjects. Visualization of the obtained filter coefficients provides insight into the physiology of the muscles related to the performed contractions. The CSP methods are compared with a commonly used pattern recognition approach in a six-class classification task. Cross-validation results show a significant improvement in performance and a higher robustness against noise than commonly used pattern recognition methods.
Databáze: OpenAIRE