Title :
Developing a device using accelerometers and EMG for hand movement recognition
Author :
Sung-wook Shin ; Sung-hoon Jeong ; Seock-ju Shin ; Dong-soo Cho ; Sung-taek Chung
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Comput. Eng., Korea Polytech. Univ., Siheung, South Korea
Abstract :
In this study, rehabilitation training in motor skills for hemiplegia patients comprises repetitive and passive contents. To reduce boredom of rehabilitation training and provide active training, a movement-recognizing device and contents using it were manufactured. An accelerometer for detecting movement recognition and EMG sensor signals for detecting minute muscle variation were used to recognize hand movement. The signals generated by movement were made to move like a mouse, which was connected to rehabilitation training contents using this function.
Keywords :
acceleration measurement; accelerometers; biomechanics; biomedical equipment; biomedical measurement; electromyography; medical disorders; medical signal processing; patient rehabilitation; EMG sensor signals; accelerometer device; hand movement recognition; hemiplegia patients; minute muscle variation detection; motor skills; movement-recognizing device; rehabilitation training contents; Acceleration; Accelerometers; Electromyography; Extremities; Games; Gravity; Training; Electromyogram(EMG); Grasp strength; Hand movement recognition; Hemiplegia; Rehabilitation;
Conference_Titel :
Biomedical Engineering and Informatics (BMEI), 2013 6th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Hangzhou
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-2760-9
DOI :
10.1109/BMEI.2013.6746971