A simple highly efficient non invasive EMG-based HMI.
Muscle activity recorded non-invasively is sufficient to control a mobile robot if it is used in combination with an algorithm for its asynchronous analysis. In this paper, we show that several subjects successfully can control the movements of a robot in a structured environment made up of six rooms by contracting two different muscles using a simple algorithm. After a small training period, subjects were able to control the robot with performances comparable to those achieved manually controlling the robot.
Vitiello
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ARTS Lab., Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna, Pisa, Italy. n.vitiello@sssup.it
Olcese
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Oddo
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CM
Carpaneto
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Micera
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Carrozza
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MC
Dario
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P
D000465:Algorithms; D001698:Biomedical Engineering; D004576:Electromyography / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D020342:Finite Element Analysis; D006801:Humans; D008328:Man-Machine Systems; D012371:Robotics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*