A finite-element analysis of the effect of muscle insulation and shielding on the surface EMG signal

IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 117-121

  Stoykov, Nikolay S ^a,b   Lowery, Madeleine M ^a,b   Kuiken, Todd A ^a,b,c  

^a REHABILITATION INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Northwestern University   (United States)

Author keywords

Electromyography; Finite element methods; Prosthetics; Shielding; Silicone insulation

Indexed keywords

CROSSTALK; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MUSCLE; OILS AND FATS; SHIELDING; WAVE PROPAGATION;

ELECTROMYOGRAPHIC SIGNAL; MULTIFUNCTIONAL PROSTHESES; SHIELDED MUSCLES; SIGNAL PROPAGATION;

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING;

SILICONE; STEEL;

ARTICLE; BODY FAT; BONE; CONDUCTANCE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; GEOMETRY; MODEL; MYOELECTRIC CONTROL; PROSTHESIS; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SKIN;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EXTREMITIES; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HUMANS; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; SKIN PHYSIOLOGY;

EID: 11244276887     PISSN: 00189294     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TBME.2004.834280     Document Type: Article

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