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Evaluation of extreme learning machine for classification of individual and combined finger movements using electromyography on amputees and non-amputees.

Neural networks : the official journal of the International Neural Network Society Oct 1, 2016
The success of myoelectric pattern recognition (M-PR) mostly relies on the features extracted and classifier employed. This paper proposes and evaluates a fast classifier, extreme learning machine (ELM), to classify individual and combined finger mov...
Discriminant Analysis Electromyography Amputees Fingers Movement Humans Support Vector Machine
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Delaying Ambulation Mode Transition Decisions Improves Accuracy of a Flexible Control System for Powered Knee-Ankle Prosthesis.

IEEE transactions on neural systems and rehabilitation engineering : a publication of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society Sep 22, 2016
Powered lower limb prostheses can assist users in a variety of ambulation modes by providing knee and/or ankle joint power. This study's goal was to develop a flexible control system to allow users to perform a variety of tasks in a natural, accurate...
Amputees Artificial Limbs Psychomotor Performance Ankle Joint Equipment Failure Analysis Robotics Equipment Design Biofeedback, Psychology Knee Joint Gait Disorders, Neurologic Feedback, Physiological Humans Female Reproducibility of Results Aged Adult Sensitivity and Specificity Male Middle Aged Treatment Outcome
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Comparison of adaptive neuro-fuzzy inference system (ANFIS) and Gaussian processes for machine learning (GPML) algorithms for the prediction of skin temperature in lower limb prostheses.

Medical engineering & physics Jul 21, 2016
Monitoring of the interface temperature at skin level in lower-limb prosthesis is notoriously complicated. This is due to the flexible nature of the interface liners used impeding the required consistent positioning of the temperature sensors during ...
Amputees Neural Networks, Computer Artificial Limbs Fuzzy Logic Skin Temperature Lower Extremity Normal Distribution
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Functional Assessment of a Myoelectric Postural Controller and Multi-Functional Prosthetic Hand by Persons With Trans-Radial Limb Loss.

IEEE transactions on neural systems and rehabilitation engineering : a publication of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society Jun 30, 2016
The functional assessment of myoelectric control algorithms by persons with amputation promotes the overarching goal of the field of prosthetic limb design: to replace what was lost. However, many studies use experimental paradigms with virtual inter...
Amputation Stumps Exoskeleton Device Man-Machine Systems Neurological Rehabilitation Feedback, Physiological Recovery of Function Robotics Equipment Design Electromyography Amputees Artificial Limbs Muscle Contraction Radius Equipment Failure Analysis Sensitivity and Specificity Male Treatment Outcome Muscle, Skeletal Humans Reproducibility of Results Adult
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The SSSA-MyHand: A Dexterous Lightweight Myoelectric Hand Prosthesis.

IEEE transactions on neural systems and rehabilitation engineering : a publication of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society Jun 9, 2016
The replacement of a missing hand by a prosthesis is one of the most fascinating challenges in rehabilitation engineering. State of art prostheses are curtailed by the physical features of the hand, like poor functionality and excessive weight. Here ...
Man-Machine Systems Artificial Limbs Miniaturization Biomimetic Materials Therapy, Computer-Assisted Equipment Design Equipment Failure Analysis Hand Electromyography Amputees Humans Reproducibility of Results Sensitivity and Specificity Robotics
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Recent advancements in prosthetic hand technology.

Journal of medical engineering & technology Apr 21, 2016
Recently, significant advances over the past decade have been made in robotics, artificial intelligence and other cognitive related fields, allowing development of highly sophisticated bio-mimetic robotics systems. In addition, enormous number of rob...
Self-Help Devices Humans Robotics Amputees Artificial Limbs Prosthesis Design Biomimetics
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Swing Phase Control of Semi-Active Prosthetic Knee Using Neural Network Predictive Control With Particle Swarm Optimization.

IEEE transactions on neural systems and rehabilitation engineering : a publication of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society Jan 27, 2016
In recent years, intelligent prosthetic knees have been developed that enable amputees to walk as normally as possible when compared to healthy subjects. Although semi-active prosthetic knees utilizing magnetorheological (MR) dampers offer several ad...
Humans Oscillometry Algorithms Gait Disorders, Neurologic Young Adult Neurological Rehabilitation Feedback Male Robotics Prosthesis Design Range of Motion, Articular Viscosity Therapy, Computer-Assisted Equipment Failure Analysis Knee Joint Amputees Gait Artificial Limbs
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Non-Invasive, Temporally Discrete Feedback of Object Contact and Release Improves Grasp Control of Closed-Loop Myoelectric Transradial Prostheses.

IEEE transactions on neural systems and rehabilitation engineering : a publication of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society Nov 13, 2015
Human grasping and manipulation control critically depends on tactile feedback. Without this feedback, the ability for fine control of a prosthesis is limited in upper limb amputees. Although various approaches have been investigated in the past, at ...
Feedback, Sensory Humans Wrist Joint Hand Strength Gloves, Protective Robotics Hand Electromyography Radius Equipment Failure Analysis Vibration Touch Amputees Artificial Limbs Prosthesis Design Task Performance and Analysis
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Locomotor Adaptation by Transtibial Amputees Walking With an Experimental Powered Prosthesis Under Continuous Myoelectric Control.

IEEE transactions on neural systems and rehabilitation engineering : a publication of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society Jun 4, 2015
Lower limb amputees can use electrical activity from their residual muscles for myoelectric control of a powered prosthesis. The most common approach for myoelectric control is a finite state controller that identifies behavioral states and discrete ...
Electromyography Amputees Gait Artificial Limbs Tibia Treatment Outcome Muscle, Skeletal Robotics Equipment Design Humans Equipment Failure Analysis Pregnancy Adaptation, Physiological Female Electric Power Supplies Aged Gait Disorders, Neurologic Adult Male Middle Aged
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Development of novel 3D-printed robotic prosthetic for transradial amputees.

Prosthetics and orthotics international May 1, 2015
BACKGROUND AND AIM: Upper extremity myoelectric prostheses are expensive. The Robohand demonstrated that three-dimensional printing reduces the cost of a prosthetic extremity. The goal of this project was to develop a novel, inexpensive three-dimensi...
Radius Amputees Biomedical Engineering Artificial Limbs Prosthesis Design Humans Cost-Benefit Analysis Power, Psychological Printing, Three-Dimensional Robotics
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