A real-time fatigue monitoring and analysis system for lower extremity muscles with cycling movement

Sensors (Switzerland)

Volumn 14, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 12410-12424

  Chen, Szi Wen ^a   Liaw, Jiunn Woei ^a   Chan, Hsiao Lung ^a   Chang, Ya Ju ^a,b   Ku, Chia Hao ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Cycling movement; Electromyogram; Fatigue progression measure; Median frequency; Muscle fatigue

Indexed keywords

ELECTROMYOGRAPHY;

BORG RATING OF PERCEIVED EXERTIONS; CYCLING MOVEMENT; ELECTRICAL ACTIVITIES; ELECTROMYO GRAMS; FATIGUE MONITORING; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; MEDIAN FREQUENCY; MUSCLE FATIGUES;

MUSCLE;

EID: 84904211138     PISSN: 14248220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/s140712410     Document Type: Article

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