Dynamic muscle force predictions from EMG: An artificial neural network approach

Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 391-400

  Liu, Ming Ming ^a   Herzog, Walter ^a   Savelberg, Hans H C M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cat soleus; Electromyography; In vivo muscle force; Movement control; Muscle function

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CAT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; MUSCLE FORCE; MUSCLE FUNCTION; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NEUROMUSCULAR FUNCTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLEUS MUSCLE;

ALGORITHMS; ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; CATS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FORECASTING; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NEURAL NETWORKS (COMPUTER); REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RUNNING; SIGNAL PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; TENDONS; WALKING;

EID: 0344132046     PISSN: 10506411     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1050-6411(99)00014-0     Document Type: Article

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