Electromyography (EMG)-based thump-tip force estimation for prosthetic thumb

Every normal-born human have five fingers connected to each of the hands. These fingers have their own specific role that contributes to different hand functions. Among the five fingers, the thumb plays the most special function as an anchor to many of hand activities such as turning a key, grippin...

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Main Authors: Jalaludin, Nor Anija, Shamsudin, Abu Ubaidah, Sidek, Shahrul Na'im, Aibinu, Abiodun Musa
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Language:English
Published: 2012
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author Jalaludin, Nor Anija
Shamsudin, Abu Ubaidah
Sidek, Shahrul Na'im
Aibinu, Abiodun Musa
author_facet Jalaludin, Nor Anija
Shamsudin, Abu Ubaidah
Sidek, Shahrul Na'im
Aibinu, Abiodun Musa
author_sort Jalaludin, Nor Anija
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description Every normal-born human have five fingers connected to each of the hands. These fingers have their own specific role that contributes to different hand functions. Among the five fingers, the thumb plays the most special function as an anchor to many of hand activities such as turning a key, gripping a ball and holding a spoon for eating. As a result, the lost of thumb due to traumatic accidents could be catastrophic as proper hand function will be severely limited. In order to solve this problem, a prosthetic thumb can be worn to complement the function of the rest of the fingers. In this work the relationship between the electromyography (EMG) and thumb tip force is investigated in order to develop a more natural controlled prosthetic thumb. The signals are measured from the thumb intrinsic muscles namely the Adductor Pollicis (AP), Flexor Pollicis Brevis (FPB),Abductor Pollicis Brevis (APB) and First Dorsal Interosseous(FDI). Meanwhile the thumb tip force is recorded by using the force sensor (FSR). The relationship between the EMG signals to the thumb-tip force is established by using Artificial Neural Network (ANN). A series of experiments have been conducted and preliminary results show the efficacy of ANN to capture the relationship model.
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spelling iium-245052019-01-10T05:04:52Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/24505/ Electromyography (EMG)-based thump-tip force estimation for prosthetic thumb Jalaludin, Nor Anija Shamsudin, Abu Ubaidah Sidek, Shahrul Na'im Aibinu, Abiodun Musa TA168 Systems engineering Every normal-born human have five fingers connected to each of the hands. These fingers have their own specific role that contributes to different hand functions. Among the five fingers, the thumb plays the most special function as an anchor to many of hand activities such as turning a key, gripping a ball and holding a spoon for eating. As a result, the lost of thumb due to traumatic accidents could be catastrophic as proper hand function will be severely limited. In order to solve this problem, a prosthetic thumb can be worn to complement the function of the rest of the fingers. In this work the relationship between the electromyography (EMG) and thumb tip force is investigated in order to develop a more natural controlled prosthetic thumb. The signals are measured from the thumb intrinsic muscles namely the Adductor Pollicis (AP), Flexor Pollicis Brevis (FPB),Abductor Pollicis Brevis (APB) and First Dorsal Interosseous(FDI). Meanwhile the thumb tip force is recorded by using the force sensor (FSR). The relationship between the EMG signals to the thumb-tip force is established by using Artificial Neural Network (ANN). A series of experiments have been conducted and preliminary results show the efficacy of ANN to capture the relationship model. 2012 Proceeding Paper PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/24505/1/1390C.pdf Jalaludin, Nor Anija and Shamsudin, Abu Ubaidah and Sidek, Shahrul Na'im and Aibinu, Abiodun Musa (2012) Electromyography (EMG)-based thump-tip force estimation for prosthetic thumb. In: International Conference on Computer and Communication Engineering (ICCCE 2012), 3-5 July 2012, Seri Pacific Hotel Kuala Lumpur. http://www.iium.edu.my/iccce/12/
spellingShingle TA168 Systems engineering
Jalaludin, Nor Anija
Shamsudin, Abu Ubaidah
Sidek, Shahrul Na'im
Aibinu, Abiodun Musa
Electromyography (EMG)-based thump-tip force estimation for prosthetic thumb
title Electromyography (EMG)-based thump-tip force estimation for prosthetic thumb
title_full Electromyography (EMG)-based thump-tip force estimation for prosthetic thumb
title_fullStr Electromyography (EMG)-based thump-tip force estimation for prosthetic thumb
title_full_unstemmed Electromyography (EMG)-based thump-tip force estimation for prosthetic thumb
title_short Electromyography (EMG)-based thump-tip force estimation for prosthetic thumb
title_sort electromyography (emg)-based thump-tip force estimation for prosthetic thumb
topic TA168 Systems engineering
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/24505/
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http://irep.iium.edu.my/24505/1/1390C.pdf