Modeling of surface myoelectric signalspart I: Model implementation

IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering

Volumn 46, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 810-820

  Merletti, Roberto ^a,c   Conte, Loredana Lo ^a   Avignone, Elena ^b   Guglielminotti, Piero ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

^b Boston University   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Electrical stimulation, fatigue; Electromyography (EMG); Modeling; Muscle fiber conduction velocity; Simulation

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRODES; FIBERS; FUNCTIONAL ELECTRIC STIMULATION; MUSCLE; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY;

MOTOR UNITS; MUSCLE FIBER CONDUCTION VELOCITY; NEUROMUSCULAR;

ELECTROMYOGRAPHY;

ARTICLE; ELECTROMYOGRAM; ELECTROSTIMULATION; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE FIBER MEMBRANE CONDUCTANCE; MYOELECTRICITY;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANISOTROPY; ELECTRODES; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NEURAL CONDUCTION; NEUROMUSCULAR JUNCTION; SIGNAL PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED;

EID: 0033043216     PISSN: 00189294     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/10.771190     Document Type: Article

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