A Modular, Smart, and Wearable System for High Density sEMG Detection
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OBJECTIVE: The use of linear or bi-dimensional electrode arrays for surface EMG detection (HD-sEMG) is gaining attention as it increases the amount and reliability of information extracted from the surface EMG. However, the complexity of the setup and the encumbrance of HD-sEMG hardware currently limits its use in dynamic conditions. The aim of this paper was to develop a miniaturized, wireless, and modular HD-sEMG acquisition system for applications requiring high portability and robustness to movement artifacts. METHODS: A system with modular architecture was designed. Its core is a miniaturized 32-channel amplifier (Sensor Unit - SU) sampling at 2048 sps/ch with 16 bit resolution and wirelessly transmitting data to a PC or a mobile device. Each SU is a node of a Body Sensor Network for the synchronous signal acquisition from different muscles. RESULTS: and high performance in terms of rejection of power-line interference and motion artefacts. Tests performed on two SUs showed no data loss in a 22 m range and a ±500 μs maximum synchronization delay. CONCLUSIONS: Data collected in a wide spectrum of experimental conditions confirmed the functionality of the designed architecture and the quality of the acquired signals. SIGNIFICANCE: By simplifying the experimental setup, reducing the hardware encumbrance, and improving signal quality during dynamic contractions, the developed system opens new perspectives in the use of HD-sEMG in applied and clinical settings.
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The synchronization delay between the two EMG modules is smaller than 0.5 ms.
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- Cerone, G. L., Botter, A., & Gazzoni, M.
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- Politecnico di Torino (IT)
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- IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering
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- 2019-12
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- 12
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- 3371-3380
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- 0018-9294 (ISSN-L)
- 1558-2531
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- Compagnia di San Paolo
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Engineering › Biomedical Engineering › Muscle activation and electromyography studies
- Physical Sciences › Engineering › Biomedical Engineering › Wireless Body Area Networks
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience › Neuroscience and Neural Engineering
- Keywords
- high-density surface electromyography, wireless data transmission, wireless body area networks, motion artifact rejection, multi-channel signal acquisition, dynamic muscle contraction
- MeSH terms
- Wearable Electronic Devices, Electromyography, Equipment Design, Humans, Movement, Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted, Artifacts
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