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Simulations of high-density surface electromyograms in dynamic muscle contractions | IEEE Conference Publication | IEEE Xplore

Simulations of high-density surface electromyograms in dynamic muscle contractions


Abstract:

We describe the extension of pre-existing cylindrical volume conductor model to synthetic high-density surface electromyograms (hdEMG), simulated during dynamic contracti...Show More

Abstract:

We describe the extension of pre-existing cylindrical volume conductor model to synthetic high-density surface electromyograms (hdEMG), simulated during dynamic contractions of fusiform skeletal muscles. Its modular structure comprises two main parts. First, dynamic changes of motor unit action potentials (MUAPs) during 36 discrete steps of muscle shortening are simulated. Second, the increase in depth of simulated motor units (MUs) due to shortening and thickening of muscle fibers is simulated. MU firing patterns are generated with the model proposed by Fuglevand et al. and convolved with simulated MUAPs. In this way, the hdEMG simulator can be used to generate dynamic hdEMG of arbitrary muscle shortening, thickening and excitation profiles. In order to demonstrate the value of the aforementioned simulator we independently analyze the impact of muscle shortening and muscle thickening on MU identification by Convolution Kernel Compensation (CKC) technique.
Date of Conference: 11-15 July 2017
Date Added to IEEE Xplore: 14 September 2017
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PubMed ID: 29060640
Conference Location: Jeju, Korea (South)

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