A myoelectric control evaluation and trainer system

Author

Dupont, Anne-Caroline ; Morin, Evelyn L.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Queen´´s Univ., Kingston, Ont., Canada

Volume

2

Issue

2

fYear

1994

fDate

6/1/1994 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

100

Lastpage

107

Abstract

A computer program, which was developed to train and assess child upper limb amputees in the use of myoelectric control, is described. The program permits a user to open and close a graphic hand using myoelectric control and automatically saves assessment results. The program was designed to be entertaining for children and easy to use for therapists. Preliminary testing of the program was done with 15 nonamputee adult volunteers. The results indicate that the program is a useful tool for myoelectric training and assessment. All subjects improved at myoelectric control, the improvement being greater at the beginning of a 10 day training period than at the end of it. The use of the dominant versus nondominant arm for control did not have any effect, and the error most commonly produced was undershooting

Keywords

artificial limbs; biocontrol; bioelectric potentials; medical computing; muscle; 10 d; child upper limb amputees; dominant arm; graphic hand; hand closing; hand opening; medical computer program; myoelectric control evaluation/trainer system; nonamputee adult volunteers; nondominant arm; therapists; undershooting error; Atrophy; Automatic control; Computer graphics; Control systems; Error correction; Medical treatment; Muscles; Pediatrics; Prosthetics; Testing;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Rehabilitation Engineering, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1063-6528

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/86.313151

Filename

313151