Transactions of the Korean Society for Noise and Vibration Engineering (한국소음진동공학회논문집)

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Experimental Study on Walking Motion by Ankle Electromyograms

족관절의 근전도를 이용한 보행운동의 실험적 연구

  • 홍종한 (숭실대학교 대학원 기계공학과) ;
  • 전한용 (숭실대학교 대학원 기계공학과) ;
  • 전재현 (숭실대학교 대학원 기계공학과) ;
  • 정순일 (숭실대학교 대학원 기계공학과) ;
  • 김진오 (숭실대학교 공과대학 기계공학과) ;
  • 박광훈 ((주)피앤에스미캐닉스)
  • Received : 2011.07.08
  • Accepted : 2011.09.22
  • Published : 2011.10.20
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Abstract

This paper experimentally deals with the relationship between the ankle electromyogram(EMG) and walking motion in order to activate the ankle joint of a walking-assistance robot for rehabilitation. Based on the anatomical structure and motion pattern of an ankle joint, major muscles were selected for EMG measurements. Surface EMG signals were monitored for several human bodies at various stride distances and stride frequencies. Root-mean-squared magnitude of EMG signals were related with the walking conditions. It appeared that the magnitude of the ankle EMG signal was linearly proportional to the stride distance and stride frequency, and thus to the walking speed.

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