Interpretation of Myoelectric Power Spectra: A Model and Its Applications

Proceedings of the IEEE

Volumn 65, Issue 5, 1977, Pages 653-662

  LindstrÖM, Lars H ^a   Magnusson, Robert I ^a  

^a CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POWER SPECTRA;

BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS - MUSCLE; SIGNAL PROCESSING - APPLICATIONS; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS - ELECTRIC WAVEFORMS;

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING;

ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MODEL; SPECTROMETRY; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EID: 0017490752     PISSN: 00189219     EISSN: 15582256     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/PROC.1977.10544     Document Type: Article

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