• 로봇학회논문지
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• 제14권3호
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• pp.211-220
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• 2019

Surface electromyogram (sEMG), which is a bio-electrical signal originated from action potentials of nerves and muscle fibers activated by motor neurons, has been widely used for recognizing motion intention of robotic prosthesis for amputees because it enables a device to be operated intuitively by users without any artificial and additional work. In this paper, we propose a training-free unsupervised sEMG pattern recognition algorithm. It is useful for the gesture recognition for the amputees from whom we cannot achieve motion labels for the previous supervised pattern recognition algorithms. Using the proposed algorithm, we can classify the sEMG signals for gesture recognition and the calculated threshold probability value can be used as a sensitivity parameter for pattern registration. The proposed algorithm was verified by a case study of a patient with partial-hand amputation.

• 제어로봇시스템학회논문지
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• 제13권8호
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• pp.769-776
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• 2007

This paper proposes the human arm motion tracking algorithm based on the signal processing for surface EMG (electromyogram) sensors attached on both upper arm and shoulder. The signals acquired by using surface EMG sensors are processed with choosing the maximum in a short period, taking the absolute value, and filtering noises out with a low-pass filter. The processed signals are directly used for the motion generation of virtual arm in real time simulator. The virtual arm of simulator has two degrees of freedom and complies with the flexion and extension motions of elbow and shoulder. Also, we show the validity of the suggested algorithms through the experiments.

• 재활복지공학회논문지
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• 제6권2호
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• pp.43-48
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• 2012

본 논문에서는 Electromyogram(EMG) 신호와 허벅지 각도 측정 장치, 발바닥 저항 센서를 이용하여 보행의 단계를 판단하는 방법을 제시한다. 신호의 측정을 위하여 건강한 성인 남성 5명을 대상으로 실험을 실시하였고 정상 보행에서의 EMG, 허벅지 각도, 발바닥 저항 센서를 통한 변화를 측정 하였다. EMG 신호의 획득을 위하여 실험자의 대퇴 사두근, 대퇴 이두근, 전경골근, 장딴지근에 Ag/AgCl 표면 전극을 부착하였으며, 양측 발뒤꿈치와 앞꿈치에 저항센서를 부착 하였다. 허벅지 각도 측정 장치는 굴곡 25도, 신전 20도 까지 범위를 가지며 이를 통하여 허벅지의 각도를 측정 하였다. 실험 결과 보행 시 입각기와 유각기를 명확히 판단 할 수 있었으며 세부적으로 8단계의 보행 상태를 판단 할 수 있었다.

• Korean Journal of Acupuncture
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• 제29권4호
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• pp.634-642
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• 2012

Objectives : The aim of the study is to find out whether effect of acupuncture is depending on the diameter of needle, which is a possible component of dose of acupuncture needling. Methods : To compare acupuncture effects in different diameters of needle, we measured the changes in muscle fatigue recovery using surface electromyogram(sEMG) in healthy 8 volunteers. Muscle fatigue was induced by 20 times sit-up for 1 min. Immediately after induction of muscle fatigue, acupuncture needle was inserted into ST36 or ST25 for 10 min by diameters of 0.20 mm, 0.30 mm, or 0.40 mm needles. The sEMG recording was followed by acupuncture for 30 min. As a control group, sEMG was recorded for the same period at rest after muscle fatigue induction. Results : In both of ST 36 and ST 25, stimulation with 0.4 mm diameter needle showed significant rapid recovery followed by short period of muscle fatigue increase. Stimulation with 0.2 mm diameter significantly suppressed the increase of muscle fatigue. Conclusions : These data suggest that acupuncture effect is, at least in part, dependent on diameter of needle. Therefore, diameter of needle is also considered to achieve effective outcome of acupuncture.

• International Journal of Precision Engineering and Manufacturing
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• 제6권3호
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• pp.37-44
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• 2005

Gait control capacity for most trans-femoral prostheses is significantly different from that of a normal person, and training is required for a long period of time in order for a patient to walk properly. People become easily tired when wearing a prosthesis or orthosis for a long period typically because the gait angle cannot be smoothly adjusted during wearing. Therefore, to improve the gait control problems of a trans-femoral prosthesis, the proper gait angle is estimated through surface EMG(electromyogram) signals on a normal leg, then the gait posture which the trans-femoral prosthesis should take is calculated in the neural network, which learns the gait kinetics on the basis of the normal leg's gait angle. Based on this predicted angle, a postural control method is proposed and tested adaptively following the patient's gait habit based on the predicted angle. In this study, the gait angle prediction showed accuracy of over $97\%$, and the posture control capacity of over $90\%$.

• 한국정밀공학회지
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• 제26권8호
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• pp.132-141
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• 2009

In this paper, we describe finger force estimation from surface electromyogram (sEMG) data for intuitive and delicate force control of robotic devices such as exoskeletons and robotic prostheses. Four myoelectric sites on the skin were found to offer favorable sEMG recording conditions. An artificial neural network (ANN) was implemented to map the sEMG to the force, and its structure was optimized to avoid both under- and over-fitting problems. The resulting network was tested using recorded sEMG signals from the selected myoelectric sites of three subjects in real-time. In addition, we discussed performance of force estimation results related to the length of the muscles. This work may prove useful in relaying natural and delicate commands to artificial devices that may be attached to the human body or deployed remotely.

• 한국HCI학회논문지
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• 제10권2호
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• pp.21-26
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• 2015

NUI(Natural User Interface)는 사용자의 자연스러운 동작이나 동작 시 발생하는 생체 신호를 해석하여 기계에 명령을 내리는 것을 말한다. 물리적인 변화가 있어야 사용이 가능한 가속도 센서나 영상 기반의 NUI와는 달리 특정 동작과 관련된 근육의 표면 근전도(surface Electromyogram, sEMG)를 측정하면 실제 움직임이 발생하지 않아도(isometric contraction) 동작 의도를 예측할 수 있다. 본 연구에서는 근전도 기반으로 손목 동작 의도를 분류할 때 전극 개수에 따른 정확도를 확인하고, 키보드 등에 적용 가능한 인터페이스 기술을 제안한다. 손목의 동작 중 신전(extension, up), 굴곡(flexion, down), 외전(abduction, right), 내전(adduction, left)의 네 가지 동작 의도를 분류하는 실험을 진행하였다. 50ms 간격으로 계산된 제곱평균제곱근(Root Mean Square, RMS)을 특징으로 사용하였고, 동작 의도 인식을 위해 역전파 알고리즘으로 학습한 다층 퍼셉트론 분류기를 사용하였다. 전극 쌍의 개수를 네 개(91.9%), 세 개(87.0%), 두 개(78.9%)로 줄여가며 정확도를 확인했다. 전극 쌍의 개수가 네 개에서 두 개로 줄었을 때 정확도는 약 13% 감소하였다. 두 쌍의 전극만 사용하는 경우의 분류 정확도를 높이기 위하여 직전의 RMS를 특징에 추가하였다. 150 ms 이전까지의 정보를 사용하였을 때, 분류 정확도가 78.9%에서 83.6%로 4.6% 증가하였다. 전극 쌍의 개수가 감소함에 따라 정확도는 감소하였지만, 이전 데이터를 함께 사용한 경우 부분적으로 증가 시킬 수 있음을 확인하였다.

• 로봇학회논문지
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• 제19권2호
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• pp.213-220
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• 2024

Fall detection and prevention technologies play a pivotal role in ensuring the well-being of individuals, particularly those living independently, where falls can result in severe consequences. This paper addresses the challenge of accurate and quick fall detection by proposing a Bayesian probability-based measure applied to surface electromyography (sEMG) signals. The proposed algorithm based on a Bayesian filter that divides the sEMG signal into transient and steady states. The ratio of posterior probabilities, considering the inclusion or exclusion of the transient state, serves as a scale to gauge the dominance of the transient state in the current signal. Experimental results demonstrate that this approach enhances the accuracy and expedites the detection time compared to existing methods. The study suggests broader applications beyond fall detection, anticipating future research in diverse human-robot interface benefiting from the proposed methodology.

• 대한기계학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한기계학회 2008년도 추계학술대회A
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• pp.1588-1593
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• 2008

This paper describes a real-time isometric pinch force prediction algorithm from surface electromyogram (sEMG) using multilayer perceptron (MLP) for human robot interactive applications. The activities of seven muscles which are observable from surface electrodes and also related to the movements of the thumb and index finger joints were recorded during pinch force experiments. For the successful implementation of the real-time prediction algorithm, an off-line analysis was performed using the recorded activities. Four muscles were selected for the force prediction by using the Fisher linear discriminant analysis among seven muscles, and the four muscle activities provided effective information for mapping sEMG to the pinch force. The MLP structure was designed to make training efficient and to avoid both under- and over-fitting problems. The pinch force prediction algorithm was tested on five volunteers and the results were evaluated using two criteria: normalized root mean squared error (NRMSE) and correlation (CORR). The training time for the subjects was only 2 min 29 sec, but the prediction results were successful with NRMSE = 0.112 ${\pm}$ 0.082 and CORR = 0.932 ${\pm}$ 0.058. These results imply that the proposed algorithm is useful to measure the produced pinch force without force sensors in real-time. The possible applications include controlling bionic finger robot systems to overcome finger paralysis or amputation.

• 로봇학회논문지
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• 제19권3호
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• pp.254-265
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• 2024

Pattern recognition for surface electromyogram (sEMG) suffers from its nonstationary and stochastic property. Although it can be relieved by acquiring new training data, it is not only time-consuming and burdensome process but also hard to set the standard when the data acquisition should be held. Therefore, we propose an adaptive sEMG pattern recognition algorithm using principal component analysis. The proposed algorithm finds the relationship between sEMG channels and extracts the optimal principal component. Based on the relative distance, the proposed algorithm determines whether to update the existing patterns or to register the new pattern. From the experimental result, it is shown that multiple patterns are generated from the sEMG data stream and they are highly related to the motion. Furthermore, the proposed algorithm has shown higher classification accuracy than k-nearest neighbor (k-NN) and support vector machine (SVM). We expect that the proposed algorithm is utilized for adaptive and long-lasting pattern recognition.