title: A Novel EMG Interface for Individuals With Tetraplegia to Pilot Robot Hand Grasping.
abstract: This paper introduces a new human-machine interface for individuals with tetraplegia. We investigated the feasibility of piloting an assistive device by processing supra-lesional muscle responses online. The ability to voluntarily contract a set of selected muscles was assessed in five spinal cord-injured subjects through electromyographic (EMG) analysis. Two subjects were also asked to use the EMG interface to control palmar and lateral grasping of a robot hand. The use of different muscles and control modalities was also assessed. These preliminary results open the way to new interface solutions for high-level spinal cord-injured patients.
authors.forename: Wafa
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Tigra
authors.forename: Benjamin
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Navarro
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cherubini
authors.forename: X
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Gorron
authors.forename: Anthony
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gelis
authors.forename: Charles
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Fattal
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Guiraud
authors.forename: Christine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Azevedo Coste
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000465:Algorithms; D004576:Electromyography / Q000295:instrumentation*; D005240:Feasibility Studies; D006225:Hand; D018737:Hand Strength; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000502:physiology; D000070659:Patient Comfort; D011782:Quadriplegia / Q000503:physiopathology*; D012371:Robotics / Q000379:methods*; D012656:Self-Help Devices; D013119:Spinal Cord Injuries / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000534:rehabilitation