An energy-efficient, dynamic voltage scaling neural stimulator for a proprioceptive prosthesis

IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Circuits and Systems

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 129-139

  Williams, Ian ^a   Constandinou, Timothy G ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Charge balancing; current mode; dynamic voltage scaling; neural stimulator; power efficient; proprioception

Indexed keywords

CHARGE BALANCING; CURRENT MODE; DYNAMIC VOLTAGE SCALING; NEURAL STIMULATOR; POWER EFFICIENT;

CMOS INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; DC-DC CONVERTERS; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; NEURAL PROSTHESES; SENSORY PERCEPTION;

VOLTAGE STABILIZING CIRCUITS;

ARTICLE; BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; CALIBRATION; COMPUTER PROGRAM; ELECTRIC CAPACITANCE; ELECTROSTIMULATION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HUMAN; IMPLANTABLE NEUROSTIMULATOR; MUSCLE; NERVE CELL; OSCILLOMETRY; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; POWER SUPPLY; PROPRIOCEPTION; PROSTHESIS; REPRODUCIBILITY; SIGNAL PROCESSING;

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; CALIBRATION; ELECTRIC CAPACITANCE; ELECTRIC POWER SUPPLIES; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEEDBACK; HUMANS; IMPLANTABLE NEUROSTIMULATORS; MUSCLES; NEURONS; OSCILLOMETRY; PROPRIOCEPTION; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SIGNAL PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; SOFTWARE;

EID: 84877734263     PISSN: 19324545     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TBCAS.2013.2256906     Document Type: Article

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