Inter-electrode spacing of surface EMG sensors: Reduction of crosstalk contamination during voluntary contractions

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 555-561

  De Luca, Carlo J ^a,b   Kuznetsov, Mikhail ^b   Gilmore, L Donald ^b   Roy, Serge H ^b  

^a MA 02215   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Crosstalk; Electrode spacing; EMG sensor; EMG signal

Indexed keywords

BAR ELECTRODES; BAR SENSOR; CROSSTALK CONTAMINATIONS; DISK ELECTRODE; DOUBLE DIFFERENTIAL; ELECTRODE SPACING; ELECTROMYOGRAPHIC; EMG SIGNAL; FORCE MAGNITUDE; GAIT STUDY; INTER-ELECTRODE SPACING; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTIONS; MUSCLE CONTRACTIONS; SINGLE-DIFFERENTIAL; SURFACE EMG; TIBIALIS ANTERIOR; TRICEPS SURAE MUSCLE; VOLUNTARY CONTRACTION;

CONTAMINATION; GROUNDING ELECTRODES; MUSCLE; SENSORS;

CROSSTALK;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BIOSENSOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRODE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; MUSCLE FORCE; MUSCLE FUNCTION; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS DEVELOPMENT; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; TIBIALIS ANTERIOR MUSCLE; VALIDATION PROCESS; WALKING;

ADULT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; TIBIA;

EID: 84856054343     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: 18732380     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2011.11.010     Document Type: Article

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