An Optimality Criterion for Processing Electromyographic (EMG) Signals Relating to Human Locomotion

IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering

Volumn BME-25, Issue 5, 1978, Pages 413-420

  Hershler, Cecil ^a   Milner, Morris ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; GAIT; INFORMATION PROCESSING; METHODOLOGY; MUSCLE; RECTUS FEMORIS MUSCLE; VASTUS LATERALIS MUSCLE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; GAIT; HUMAN;

BIOMEDICAL EQUIPMENT - ELECTRODES; SIGNAL PROCESSING - OPTIMIZATION; STATISTICAL METHODS - APPLICATIONS;

HUMAN LOCOMOTION;

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING;

EID: 0018195538     PISSN: 00189294     EISSN: 15582531     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TBME.1978.326338     Document Type: Article

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