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Electromyography (EMG) signals are obtained from muscle cell activity. The recording and analysis of EMG signals has several applications. The EMG is of diagnostic importance for treating patients suffering from neurological and…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-09-18 Vinay C K , Vikas Vazhayil , Madhav rao

Upper limb movement classification, which maps input signals to the target activities, is a key building block in the control of rehabilitative robotics. Classifiers are trained for the rehabilitative system to comprehend the desires of the…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2023-03-10 Zihao Wang , Ravi Suppiah

In this paper, we present our work on developing robot arm prosthetic via deep learning. Our work proposes to use transfer learning techniques applied to the Google Inception model to retrain the final layer for surface electromyography…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2020-05-06 David Lonsdale , Li Zhang , Richard Jiang

Tendon-driven robotic hands offer unparalleled dexterity for manipulation tasks, but learning control policies for such systems presents unique challenges. Unlike joint-actuated robotic hands, tendon-driven systems lack a direct one-to-one…

Robotics · Computer Science 2025-08-13 Sagar Verma

Objective: Variation of forearm orientation is one of the crucial factors that drastically degrades the forearm orientation invariant hand gesture recognition performance or the degree of freedom and limits the successful commercialization…

Accurate and real-time hand gesture recognition is essential for controlling advanced hand prostheses. Surface Electromyography (sEMG) signals obtained from the forearm are widely used for this purpose. Here, we introduce a novel hand…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2020-04-21 Ashwin De Silva , Malsha V. Perera , Kithmin Wickramasinghe , Asma M. Naim , Thilina Dulantha Lalitharatne , Simon L. Kappel

The sophisticated sense of touch of the human hand significantly contributes to our ability to safely, efficiently, and dexterously manipulate arbitrary objects in our environment. Robotic and prosthetic devices lack refined, tactile…

Robotics · Computer Science 2021-08-02 Xiaying Wang , Fabian Geiger , Vlad Niculescu , Michele Magno , Luca Benini

Surface electromyography (sEMG) signals hold significant potential for gesture recognition and robust prosthetic hand development. However, sEMG signals are affected by various physiological and dynamic factors, including forearm…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-11-27 Umme Rumman , Arifa Ferdousi , Bipin Saha , Md. Sazzad Hossain , Md. Johirul Islam , Shamim Ahmad , Mamun Bin Ibne Reaz , Md. Rezaul Islam

Gestures are an integral part of our daily interactions with the environment. Hand gesture recognition (HGR) is the process of interpreting human intent through various input modalities, such as visual data (images and videos) and…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2025-12-10 Soroush Baghernezhad , Elaheh Mohammadreza , Vinicius Prado da Fonseca , Ting Zou , Xianta Jiang

The discrimination of human gestures using wearable solutions is extremely important as a supporting technique for assisted living, healthcare of the elderly and neurorehabilitation. This paper presents a mobile electromyography (EMG)…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2019-10-25 Enea Ceolini , Gemma Taverni , Lyes Khacef , Melika Payvand , Elisa Donati

Electromyogram (EMG) has been utilized to interface signals for prosthetic hands and information devices owing to its ability to reflect human motion intentions. Although various EMG classification methods have been introduced into…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2021-08-11 Akira Furui , Takuya Igaue , Toshio Tsuji

Surface electromyography (sEMG) records muscle activity during hand movement and can be decoded to recover detailed hand articulation. EMG and egocentric vision are complementary for hand sensing: EMG captures fine-grained finger…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2026-05-08 Ziheng Xi , Jiayi Yu , Yitao Wang , Yanbo Duan , Jianjiang Feng , Jie Zhou

Many amputees throughout the world are left with limited options to personally own a prosthetic arm due to the expensive cost, mechanical system complexity, and lack of availability. The three main control methods of prosthetic hands are:…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2021-03-04 Alishba Imran , William Escobar , Freidoon Barez

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…

This paper presents a novel neuromorphic control architecture for upper-limb prostheses that combines surface electromyography (sEMG) with gaze-guided computer vision. The system uses a spiking neural network deployed on the neuromorphic…

This paper explores the development of a control and sensor strategy for an industrial wearable wrist exoskeleton by classifying and predicting workers' actions. The study evaluates the correlation between exerted force and effort…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-06-02 Roberto F. Pitzalis , Nicholas Cartocci , Christian Di Natali , Darwin G. Caldwell , Giovanni Berselli , Jesús Ortiz

A central challenge in building robotic prostheses is the creation of a sensor-based system able to read physiological signals from the lower limb and instruct a robotic hand to perform various tasks. Existing systems typically perform…

Robotics · Computer Science 2022-09-29 Dean Zadok , Oren Salzman , Alon Wolf , Alex M. Bronstein

Surface electromyography (s-EMG) sensors are a promising way to control upper-limb prostheses. However a training session is necessary in order to set up the controller that will make s-EMG based movement possible. All data recorded during…

Other Quantitative Biology · Quantitative Biology 2015-11-25 Marco Lampacrescia

In this paper, we propose an automated computer platform for the purpose of classifying Electroencephalography (EEG) signals associated with left and right hand movements using a hybrid system that uses advanced feature extraction…

Neural and Evolutionary Computing · Computer Science 2013-12-30 Mohammad H. Alomari , Aya Samaha , Khaled AlKamha

Electrocardiogram (EMG) signals play a significant role in decoding muscle contraction information for robotic hand prosthesis controllers. Widely applied decoders require large amount of EMG signals sensors, resulting in complicated…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2022-11-30 Jin Ren , Guohui Song , Lucia Tabacu , Yuesheng Xu