Functional electrical stimulation controlled by artificial neural networks: Pilot experiments with simple movements are promising for rehabilitation applications

Functional Neurology

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 243-252

  Ferrante, Simona ^a   Pedrocchi, Alessandra ^a   Iannò, Marco ^a   De Momi, Elena ^a   Ferrarin, Maurizio ^b   Ferrigno, Giancarlo ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

^b IRCCS FONDAZIONE DON CARLO GNOCCHI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Artificial neural networks; Functional electrical stimulation; Non linear adaptive control systems; Rehabilitation engineering

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK; AUTOMATION; CALIBRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; KINESIOTHERAPY; KNEE; LEARNING; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE EXCITATION; NERVE STIMULATION; ONLINE SYSTEM; PARAPLEGIA; PILOT STUDY; PROCESS DESIGN; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SPINAL CORD INJURY; TRAINING;

ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOVEMENT; MOVEMENT DISORDERS; NEURAL NETWORKS (COMPUTER); PARAPLEGIA; PILOT PROJECTS;

EID: 16344370636     PISSN: 03935264     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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