Myoelectric Signal Processing: Optimal Estimation Applied to Electromyography—Part I: Derivation of the Optimal Myoprocessor

IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering

Volumn BME-27, Issue 7, 1980, Pages 382-395

  Hogan, Neville ^a   Mann, Robert W ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS - MUSCLE; DECISION THEORY AND ANALYSIS - APPLICATIONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS - APPLICATIONS; MATHEMATICAL TECHNIQUES - STATE SPACE METHODS; SIGNAL PROCESSING - OPTIMIZATION;

MYOELECTRIC SIGNALS;

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING;

BIOLOGICAL MODEL; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSIS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMAN CELL; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MUSCLE; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; NONBIOLOGICAL MODEL; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; PROSTHESIS; THERAPY;

ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MATHEMATICS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MUSCLES; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, NON-P.H.S.;

EID: 0019226631     PISSN: 00189294     EISSN: 15582531     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TBME.1980.326652     Document Type: Article

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