On the robustness of real-time myoelectric control investigations: a multiday Fitts' law approach.

Journal: Journal of neural engineering
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Abstract

OBJECTIVE: Real-time myoelectric experimental protocol is considered as a means to quantify usability of myoelectric control schemes. While usability should be considered over time to assure clinical robustness, all real-time studies reported thus far are limited to a single session or day and thus the influence of time on real-time performance is still unexplored. In this study, the aim was to develop a novel experimental protocol to quantify the effect of time on real-time performance measures over multiple days using a Fitts' law approach.

Authors

  • Asim Waris
    Department of Robotics and Artificial Intelligence, School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, National University of Sciences and Technology, Islamabad, Pakistan.
  • Irene Mendez
  • Kevin Englehart
    Institute of Biomedical Engineering, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, NB, Canada.
  • Winnie Jensen
  • Ernest Nlandu Kamavuako
    Centre for Robotics Research, Department of Informatics, King's College, London WC2G4BG, UK. ernest.kamavuako@kcl.ac.uk.