AIMC Topic: Muscle Contraction

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Short-term Effects of Robot-Resistance Exercises on Muscle Strength and Activations: Types of Muscle Contraction and Speed of Contraction.

Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. Annual International Conference Jul 1, 2019
We developed the isokinetic exercise robot for single joint muscle training. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of contraction types (concentric vs. eccentric contractions) and contractile speeds (slow vs. fast contractions) con...
Muscle Strength Robotics Resistance Training Humans Muscle Contraction Muscle, Skeletal
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Muscle co-contraction patterns in robot-mediated force field learning to guide specific muscle group training.

NeuroRehabilitation Jan 1, 2017
BACKGROUND: Muscle co-contraction is a strategy of increasing movement accuracy and stability employed in dealing with force perturbation of movement. It is often seen in neuropathological populations. The direction of movement influences the pattern...
Electromyography Muscle Contraction Adult Movement Biomechanical Phenomena Humans Male Adaptation, Physiological Learning Muscle, Skeletal Female Robotics
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[The Effect of Emulsified Sevofluran on Muscular Relaxation through Selective Blockage of Peripheral Nerves].

Sichuan da xue xue bao. Yi xue ban = Journal of Sichuan University. Medical science edition Jul 1, 2016
OBJECTIVES: To identify the site that emulsified sevoflurane influences in the nerve system.
Sevoflurane Anesthetics, Inhalation Peripheral Nerves Rabbits Muscle Contraction Animals Methyl Ethers Nerve Block Muscle, Skeletal
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Fractal and twin SVM-based handgrip recognition for healthy subjects and trans-radial amputees using myoelectric signal.

Biomedizinische Technik. Biomedical engineering Feb 1, 2016
Identifying functional handgrip patterns using surface electromygram (sEMG) signal recorded from amputee residual muscle is required for controlling the myoelectric prosthetic hand. In this study, we have computed the signal fractal dimension (FD) an...
Humans Adult Sensitivity and Specificity Male Support Vector Machine Algorithms Female Reproducibility of Results Fractals Reference Values Amputation Stumps Pattern Recognition, Automated Hand Strength Muscle Contraction Muscle, Skeletal Electromyography
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Neural network based forward prediction of bladder pressure using pudendal nerve electrical activity.

Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. Annual International Conference Jan 1, 2015
Individuals with spinal cord injury or neurological disorders have problems in urinary bladder storage and in voiding function. In these people, the detrusor of bladder contracts at low volume and this causes incontinence. The goal of bladder control...
Muscle Contraction Spinal Cord Injuries Urination Rats, Wistar Models, Neurological Pressure Urinary Incontinence Electrophysiology Animals Pudendal Nerve Electric Stimulation Therapy Male Neural Networks, Computer Urinary Bladder Machine Learning Electric Stimulation
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Design of a biped robot actuated by pneumatic artificial muscles.

Bio-medical materials and engineering Jan 1, 2015
High compliant legs are essential for the efficient versatile locomotion and shock absorbency of humans. This study proposes a biped robot actuated by pneumatic artificial muscles to mimic human locomotion. On the basis of the musculoskeletal archite...
Models, Biological Biomimetics Artificial Organs Equipment Failure Analysis Leg Pressure Muscle Contraction Robotics Equipment Design Gait Computer Simulation Computer-Aided Design Muscle, Skeletal Humans
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Application of multi-output support vector regression on EMGs to decode hand continuous movement trajectory.

Bio-medical materials and engineering Jan 1, 2015
Applications of neural machine interfaces have received increased attention during the last decades. It is crucial to realize the continuous control of prosthetic devices based on biological signals. In order to deal with the highly nonlinear relatio...
Muscle Contraction Movement Models, Statistical Regression Analysis Muscle, Skeletal Models, Biological Pattern Recognition, Automated Reproducibility of Results Hand Humans Sensitivity and Specificity Electromyography Algorithms Support Vector Machine Computer Simulation
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Exoskeleton control for lower-extremity assistance based on adaptive frequency oscillators: adaptation of muscle activation and movement frequency.

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers. Part H, Journal of engineering in medicine Jan 1, 2015
In this article, we analyze a novel strategy for assisting the lower extremities based on adaptive frequency oscillators. Our aim is to use the control algorithm presented here as a building block for the control of powered lower-limb exoskeletons. T...
Adaptation, Physiological Feedback, Physiological Orthotic Devices Man-Machine Systems Oscillometry Male Muscle, Skeletal Robotics Leg Movement Models, Biological Muscle Contraction Computer Simulation Adult Humans Feedback
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