Synergistic control of forearm based on accelerometer data and artificial neural networks

Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 389-397

  Mijovic, B ^a   Popovic, M B ^a,b,c   Popovic, D B ^a,b  

^a University of Belgrade   (Serbia)

^b AALBORG UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BELGRADE   (Serbia)

Author keywords

Accelerometers; Artificial neural network; Control; Functional electrical stimulation; Neural prosthesias; Synergy

Indexed keywords

ACCELEROMETER; ADULT; ALGORITHM; ARM MOVEMENT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FOREARM; FUNCTIONAL ELECTRICAL STIMULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; KINEMATICS; MALE; MOTOR CONTROL; MOTOR COORDINATION; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; NORMAL HUMAN; ORTHOSIS; PREDICTION; SPINAL CORD INJURY; TASK PERFORMANCE; VOLUNTARY MOVEMENT;

EID: 48249157369     PISSN: 0100879X     EISSN: 1414431X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0100-879X2008005000019     Document Type: Article

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