The effects of motion artifact on mechanomyography: A comparative study of microphones and accelerometers

Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 320-324

  Posatskiy, A O ^a,b   Chau, T ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c HOLLAND BLOORVIEW KIDS REHABILITATION HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Access technology; Mechanomyography; Motion artifact

Indexed keywords

ACCELEROMETER; ADULT; ARM MOVEMENT; ARTICLE; ARTIFACT; ARTIFACT REDUCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; FOREARM; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MECHANOMYOGRAPHY; MICROPHONE; MOTION ANALYSIS SYSTEM; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MYOGRAPHY; PRESSURE TRANSDUCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSOR; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO;

ADULT; ARTIFACTS; FEMALE; FOREARM; HUMANS; MALE; MOVEMENT; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MYOGRAPHY; TRANSDUCERS, PRESSURE;

EID: 84857033975     PISSN: 10506411     EISSN: 18735711     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jelekin.2011.09.004     Document Type: Article

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