Electromyography Signal Acquisition and Processing for Movement Analysis
A special issue of Sensors (ISSN 1424-8220). This special issue belongs to the section "Biosensors".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 June 2022) | Viewed by 70879
Special Issue Editors
Interests: biomedical signal processing (filtering, feature extraction, pattern recognition, time–frequency analysis, machine learning applications); interpretation (clinics, rehabilitation, sport); acquisition and processing of surface electromyography (EMG) signals to assess muscular function during gait tasks
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Interests: human motion analysis; motion tracking; gait analysis; wearable sensors; surface electromyography (EMG); motor control; biomechanics; neurorehabilitation; muscle synergies; medical signal processing
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The assessment of muscle recruitment is acknowledged as one of the main issues of movement analysis. Muscle activity is typically monitored by surface electromyography (sEMG), a non-invasive technique widely adopted both in research and clinical settings. Recent advancements in commercial EMG signal acquisition technologies and sensors, the development of high-density surface EMG systems, the introduction of sensor fusion, and the availability of data storage and file sharing systems have changed the perspective about measuring, capturing, and analysing EMG signals, specifically in movement analysis. The areas of application are also increasing and differentiating. Besides typical fields such as basic research, clinics, and sports, EMG analysis is increasingly proposed in novel scenarios related to robotics, exoskeleton technology, prosthetics, assistive devices, electrical stimulation, and ergonomics.
The present Special Issue is designed to comprehensively cover the open research issues related to the improvement of classic approaches and the development of innovative technology and methodology for EMG signal acquisition and processing in the domain of movement analysis. Furthermore, the Special Issue aims to also focus on different fields of application of EMG analysis, including clinics, physiology, rehabilitation, sports, and ergonomics. Computational intelligence methods, such as machine and deep learning, have recently emerged as promising tools for the development and application of intelligent systems in interpreting EMG signals, and contributions on this field are also welcome.
This Special Issue includes, but is not limited to, the following topics:
- Surface EMG
- EMG sensors
- EMG modelling
- EMG feature extraction
- EMG pattern recognition
- High-density surface EMG
- Machine and deep learning for EMG-based classification
- EMG in clinical gait analysis
- EMG analysis and interpretation for motor rehabilitation
- EMG in sports and exercise
Dr. Francesco Di Nardo
Dr. Valentina Agostini
Prof. Dr. Silvia Conforto
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- surface EMG
- movement analysis
- EMG sensors
- biomedical signal processing
- muscle recruitment
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