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Weighted-Cumulated S-EMG Muscle Fatigue Estimator


Abstract:

This paper addresses a new approach to objectively evaluate muscle fatigue in isometric and dynamic physical exertions using surface electromyography (S-EMG). The emphasi...Show More

Abstract:

This paper addresses a new approach to objectively evaluate muscle fatigue in isometric and dynamic physical exertions using surface electromyography (S-EMG). The emphasis of this proposal is to preserve the spectral signature of the muscle fatigue phenomenon while reducing the spatial effects of electrode localization, and decreasing the disparity of results obtained by the same experimental protocol at different times. A cumulated and normalized modeling was sought to make evident the nonstationary characteristics of muscle fatigue that is gradually identified with its inertia and intensity. A metric involving the proposal of temporal, frequency, and time-frequency weighted-cumulated indicators is presented. Results based on real signals are shown for isometric and dynamic experimental protocols. Performance comparison of the various proposed weighted-cumulated indexes is shown and discussed. The presented approach for the objective cumulative evaluation of muscle fatigue with S-EMG signals has shown to be promising.
Published in: IEEE Journal of Biomedical and Health Informatics ( Volume: 22, Issue: 6, November 2018)
Page(s): 1854 - 1862
Date of Publication: 14 December 2017

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PubMed ID: 29990024

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