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http://dx.doi.org/10.5370/KIEE.2014.63.2.291

An Accuracy Analysis of Run-test and RA(Reverse Arrangement)-test for Assessing Surface EMG Signal Stationarity  

Lee, Jin (Dept. of Control & Instrumentation Engineering, Kangwon National Univ.)
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The Transactions of The Korean Institute of Electrical Engineers / v.63, no.2, 2014 , pp. 291-296 More about this Journal
Abstract
Most of the statistical signal analysis processed in the time domain and the frequency domain are based on the assumption that the signal is weakly stationary(wide sense stationary). Therefore, it is necessary to know whether the surface EMG signals processed in the statistical basis satisfy the condition of weak stationarity. The purpose of this study is to analyze the accuracy of the Run-test, modified Run-test, RA(reverse arrangement)-test, and modified RA-test for assessing surface EMG signal stationarity. Six stationary and three non-stationary signals were simulated by using sine wave, AR(autoregressive) modeling, and real surface EMG. The simulated signals were tested for stationarity using nine different methods of Run-test and RA-test. The results showed that the modified Run-test method2 (mRT2) classified exactly the surface EMG signals by stationarity with 100% accuracy. This finding indicates that the mRT2 may be the best way for assessing stationarity in surface EMG signals.
Keywords
Signal stationarity; Non-parametric test; Surface EMG;
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