Title :
Multichannel FES for motor control of the disabled
Author :
Handa, Yasunobu ; Hoshimiya, Nozomu
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Anatomy & Adv. Med. Sci., Tohoku Univ. Sch. of Med., Sendai, Japan
Abstract :
Multichannel functional electrical stimulation (FES) for restoring motor function of the disabled is described. The control strategy is based on simulating the morphology and function of the human motor system. Multichannel stimulation data were created from analytical results of averaged EMGs (electromyograms) during motion in normal subjects. Most of the paralyzed muscles were stimulated through percutaneously implanted electrodes according to the spatio-temporal sequence of stimulation data. Sensors for detecting control commands were developed after due consideration of daily activities of FES candidates
Keywords :
biocontrol; bioelectric phenomena; muscle; orthotics; averaged EMGs; control strategy; disabled people; medical sensors; motor function restoration; multichannel functional electrical stimulation; normal subjects; paralyzed muscles; percutaneously implanted electrodes; Anatomy; Biomedical electrodes; Control systems; Electromyography; Extremities; Motion control; Motor drives; Muscles; Steel; Wrist;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 1989. Images of the Twenty-First Century., Proceedings of the Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in
Conference_Location :
Seattle, WA
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.1989.96055
