title: A clinical set-up tool (CST) for rapid stimulator programming.
abstract: This paper presents an intuitive approach to the programming of Functional Electrical Stimulation (FES) hardware. A stimulation sequence is defined as a Finite State Machine (FSM) that is created and modified via an easy-to-use interface. Using a USB-equipped stimulator, data from an internal accelerometer are streamed to a PC whilst the subject undergoes the motion of interest. Simultaneously, the clinician labels the collected data via a number of key presses in order to train a sequence of simple classifiers. The 'optimal' (in a quantitative sense) parameters are then uploaded directly back to the stimulator for immediate stand-alone operation.
authors.affiliation: Centre for Rehabilitation and Human Performance Research, University of Salford, United Kingdom M6 6PU. p.tresadern@salford.ac.uk
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Tresadern
authors.forename: S B
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Thies
authors.forename: L P J
authors.initials: LP
authors.lastname: Kenney
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Howard
authors.forename: J Y
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Goulermas
mesh_terms: D001185:Artificial Intelligence; D004599:Electric Stimulation Therapy / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D009069:Movement Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D010363:Pattern Recognition, Automated / Q000379:methods*; D012984:Software; D013647:Task Performance and Analysis; D013813:Therapy, Computer-Assisted / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D014584:User-Computer Interface