EMG gesture signal analysis towards diagnosis of upper limb using dual-pathway convolutional neural network.

Journal: Mathematical biosciences and engineering : MBE
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Abstract

This research introduces a novel dual-pathway convolutional neural network (DP-CNN) architecture tailored for robust performance in Log-Mel spectrogram image analysis derived from raw multichannel electromyography signals. The primary objective is to assess the effectiveness of the proposed DP-CNN architecture across three datasets (NinaPro DB1, DB2, and DB3), encompassing both able-bodied and amputee subjects. Performance metrics, including accuracy, precision, recall, and F1-score, are employed for comprehensive evaluation. The DP-CNN demonstrates notable mean accuracies of 94.93 ± 1.71% and 94.00 ± 3.65% on NinaPro DB1 and DB2 for healthy subjects, respectively. Additionally, it achieves a robust mean classification accuracy of 85.36 ± 0.82% on amputee subjects in DB3, affirming its efficacy. Comparative analysis with previous methodologies on the same datasets reveals substantial improvements of 28.33%, 26.92%, and 39.09% over the baseline for DB1, DB2, and DB3, respectively. The DP-CNN's superior performance extends to comparisons with transfer learning models for image classification, reaffirming its efficacy. Across diverse datasets involving both able-bodied and amputee subjects, the DP-CNN exhibits enhanced capabilities, holding promise for advancing myoelectric control.

Authors

  • Hafiz Ghulam Murtza Qamar
    School of Electrical Engineering, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao, Hebei 066104, China.
  • Muhammad Farrukh Qureshi
    Department of Electrical Engineering, Riphah International University, Islamabad 44000, Pakistan.
  • Zohaib Mushtaq
    Department of Electrical, Electronics and Computer Systems, College of Engineering and Technology, University of Sargodha, Sargodha 40100, Pakistan.
  • Zubariah Zubariah
    Department of Physiotherapy, Isfandyar Bukhari Civil Hospital, District Headquarter Hospital, Attock 43600, Pakistan.
  • Muhammad Zia Ur Rehman
    Department of Electrical Engineering, HITEC University, Taxila 47080, Pakistan.
  • Nagwan Abdel Samee
    Department of Information Technology, College of Computer and Information Sciences, Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University, P.O. Box 84428, Riyadh 11671, Saudi Arabia.
  • Noha F Mahmoud
    Department of Computer Sciences, College of Computer and Information Sciences, Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University, Riyadh 11671, Saudi Arabia.
  • Yeong Hyeon Gu
    Department of Artificial Intelligence and Data Science, Sejong University, Seoul, Korea.
  • Mohammed A Al-Masni
    Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Electronics and Information, Kyung Hee University, Yongin, Republic of Korea.