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Accurate hand gesture prediction is crucial for effective upper-limb prosthetic limbs control. As the high flexibility and multiple degrees of freedom exhibited by human hands, there has been a growing interest in integrating deep networks…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2026-04-07 Wenjuan Zhong , Yuyang Zhang , Peiwen Fu , Wenxuan Xiong , Mingming Zhang

Natural muscles provide mobility in response to nerve impulses. Electromyography (EMG) measures the electrical activity of muscles in response to a nerve's stimulation. In the past few decades, EMG signals have been used extensively in the…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2020-01-15 Mohsen Jafarzadeh , Daniel Curtiss Hussey , Yonas Tadesse

Electromyography (EMG) is a way of measuring the bioelectric activities that take place inside the muscles. EMG is usually performed to detect abnormalities within the nerves or muscles of a target area. The recent developments in the field…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2021-01-19 Niloy Sikder , Abu Shamim Mohammad Arif , Abdullah-Al Nahid

Surface electromyography is a valid tool to gather muscular contraction signals from intact and amputated subjects. Electromyographic signals can be used to control prosthetic devices in a noninvasive way distinguishing the movements…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2015-11-25 Francesca Giordaniello

Electromyography (EMG) signal analysis is a popular method for controlling prosthetic and gesture control equipment. For portable systems, such as prosthetic limbs, real-time low-power operation on embedded processors is critical, but to…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2019-05-10 Sumit Raurale , John McAllister , Jesus Martinez del Rincon

Objective: The objective of the study is to efficiently increase the expressivity of surface electromyography-based (sEMG) gesture recognition systems. Approach: We use a problem transformation approach, in which actions were subset into…

Hand gesture recognition (HGR) has gained significant attention due to the increasing use of AI-powered human-computer interfaces that can interpret the deep spatiotemporal dynamics of biosignals from the peripheral nervous system, such as…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-10-09 Golara Ahmadi Azar , Qin Hu , Melika Emami , Alyson Fletcher , Sundeep Rangan , S. Farokh Atashzar

Surface electromyography (sEMG) is a technology to assess muscle activation, which is an important component in applications related to diagnosis, treatment, progression assessment, and rehabilitation of specific individuals' conditions.…

Handwriting is one of the most important means of daily communication. Although the problem of handwriting recognition has been considered for more than 60 years there are still many open issues, especially in the task of unconstrained…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2013-01-22 Firoj Parwej

$\textit{Objective.}$ In this article, we present data and methods for decoding hand gestures using surface electromyogram (EMG) signals. EMG-based upper limb interfaces are valuable for amputee rehabilitation, artificial supernumerary limb…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-04-04 Harshavardhana T. Gowda , Lee M. Miller

This work introduces a method for high-accuracy EMG based gesture identification. A newly developed deep learning method, namely, deep residual shrinkage network is applied to perform gesture identification. Based on the feature of EMG…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2022-09-05 Yueying Ma , Chengbo Wang , Chengenze Jiang , Zimo Li

Hand gesture recognition based on surface electromyographic (sEMG) signals is a promising approach for developing Human-Machine Interfaces (HMIs) with a natural control, such as intuitive robot interfaces or poly-articulated prostheses.…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-06-21 Marcello Zanghieri

Gesture recognition based on surface electromyography (sEMG) has been gaining importance in many 3D Interactive Scenes. However, sEMG is easily influenced by various forms of noise in real-world environments, leading to challenges in…

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Accurate and responsive myoelectric prosthesis control typically relies on complex, dense multi-sensor arrays, which limits consumer accessibility. This paper presents a novel, data-efficient deep learning framework designed to achieve…

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Robust and accurate decoding of gesture from non-invasive surface electromyography (sEMG) is important for various applications including spatial computing, healthcare, and entertainment, and has been actively pursued by researchers and…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2026-02-17 Adyasha Dash , Giulia Zappoli , Laya Das , Robert Riener

Designing efficient and labor-saving prosthetic hands requires powerful hand gesture recognition algorithms that can achieve high accuracy with limited complexity and latency. In this context, the paper proposes a compact deep learning…

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Surface electromyography (sEMG) is a popular bio-signal used for controlling prostheses and finger gesture recognition mechanisms. Myoelectric prostheses are costly, and most commercially available sEMG acquisition systems are not suitable…

EMG-based gesture recognition shows promise for human-machine interaction. Systems are often afflicted by signal and electrode variability which degrades performance over time. We present an end-to-end system combating this variability…

Developing accurate hand gesture perception models is critical for various robotic applications, enabling effective communication between humans and machines and directly impacting neurorobotics and interactive robots. Recently, surface…

Robotics · Computer Science 2024-08-06 Costanza Armanini , Tuka Alhanai , Farah E. Shamout , S. Farokh Atashzar

Human-machine interaction is gaining traction in rehabilitation tasks, such as controlling prosthetic hands or robotic arms. Gesture recognition exploiting surface electromyographic (sEMG) signals is one of the most promising approaches,…