Myoelectric control of a computer animated hand: A new concept based on the combined use of a tree-structured artificial neural network and a data glove

• Published in: Journal of medical engineering & technology Vol. 30; no. 1; pp. 2 - 10
• Main Authors: Sebelius, F., Eriksson, L., Balkenius, C., Laurell, T.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Informa UK Ltd 2006; Taylor & Francis
• Subjects: Amputees - rehabilitation; Computer and Information Science; Computer and Information Sciences; Computer Graphics; Computer graphics and computer vision; Computer Peripherals; Computer Vision and Robotics (Autonomous Systems); Computer-Assisted Instruction - methods; Data- och informationsvetenskap (Datateknik); Datorgrafik och datorseende; Datorseende och robotik (autonoma system); Decision Support Techniques; Electromyography - methods; Feedback; Hand - innervation; Hand - physiopathology; Humans; Movement; Natural Sciences; Naturvetenskap; Neural Networks (Computer); Prosthesis Fitting - methods; Therapy, Computer-Assisted - methods; User-Computer Interface

This paper proposes a new learning set-up in the field of control systems for multifunctional hand prostheses. Two male subjects with a traumatic one-hand amputation performed simultaneous symmetric movements with the healthy and the phantom hand. A data glove on the healthy hand was used as a refer...