Myoelectric control of a computer animated hand: A new concept based on the combined use of a tree-structured artificial neural network and a data glove

Journal of Medical Engineering and Technology

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 2-10

  Sebelius, F ^a   Eriksson, L ^a   Balkenius, C ^b   Laurell, T ^a  

^a LUND INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMATION; COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE; DATA REDUCTION; NEURAL NETWORKS;

COMPUTER ANIMATED HAND; MYOELECTRIC CONTROL;

CONTROL SYSTEM ANALYSIS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK; CASE REPORT; CONTROL SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FINGER; HAND AMPUTATION; HAND INJURY; HAND MOVEMENT; HAND PROSTHESIS; HUMAN; MALE; MYOELECTRIC CONTROL; PHANTOM; TASK PERFORMANCE; TRAINING; WRIST;

AMPUTEES; CLOTHING; COMPUTER GRAPHICS; COMPUTER PERIPHERALS; COMPUTER-ASSISTED INSTRUCTION; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEEDBACK; HAND; HUMANS; MOVEMENT; NEURAL NETWORKS (COMPUTER); PROSTHESIS FITTING; THERAPY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 30344465727     PISSN: 03091902     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03091900512331332546     Document Type: Article

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