Algorithm for the detection of muscle activation in surface electromyograms during periodic activity

Annals of Biomedical Engineering

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 97-106

  Wilen, Janina ^a   Sisto, Sue Ann ^a   Kirshblum, Steven ^b  

^a KESSLER FOUNDATION   (United States)

^b KESSLER INSTITUTE FOR REHABILITATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Activation time; Amplitude threshold; Average cycle duration; Coefficient of variance; Deactivation time; Duration threshold; Percent activation time; Signal dependent; Turn point

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; BIOMECHANICS; MUSCLE; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; SIGNAL DETECTION; SPURIOUS SIGNAL NOISE; STATISTICAL METHODS;

AMPLITUDE THRESHOLD; AVERAGE CYCLE DURATION; COEFFICIENT OF VARIANCE; MUSCLE ACTIVATION; PERIODIC ACTIVITY; SURFACE ELECTROMYOGRAMS;

ELECTROMYOGRAPHY;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); MUSCLE CONTRACTION; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SIGNAL PROCESSING; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SKIN; WHEELCHAIR;

ALGORITHMS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MOVEMENT; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SIGNAL PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; SKIN; WHEELCHAIRS;

EID: 0036005801     PISSN: 00906964     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1114/1.1430750     Document Type: Article

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