title: The influence of Inter-Electrode Distance on the RMS of the SEMG signal.
abstract: The aim of this research was to study the dependency of RMS of SEMG on inter-electrode distance. A group of ten healthy subjects (five males and five females) performed isometric elbow flexions of the right arm at 20, 50 and 80% of their maximal voluntary contraction (MVC). The SEMG signal was recorded using surface electrodes placed at a distance of 18 and 36 mm over the biceps brachii muscle. RMS-SEMG signals were analysed for average amplitude. At 20% MVC, no significant change was observed on the RMS value due to the spacing of the electrodes. The effect, however, was significant at 50 and 80% of MVC. Moreover, the study shows that SEMG amplitude is closely related to the level of force.
authors.affiliation: School of Electrical and Computer System Engineering, RMIT University, Melbourne, VIC 3000, Australia.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Melaku
authors.forename: D K
authors.initials: DK
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bradley
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004550:Elbow / Q000502:physiology*; D004566:Electrodes; D004576:Electromyography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007537:Isometric Contraction / Q000502:physiology; D008297:Male; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000502:physiology*; D012016:Reference Values; D016474:Weight-Bearing / Q000502:physiology