An ultralight biotelemetry backpack for recording EMG signals in moths

Author

Mohseni, Pedram ; Nagarajan, Karthik ; Ziaie, Babak ; Najafi, Khalil ; Crary, Selden B.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. Eng., Michigan Univ., Ann Arbor, MI, USA

Volume

48

Issue

6

fYear

2001

fDate

6/1/2001 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

734

Lastpage

737

Abstract

A two-channel FM biopotential recording system fabricated on a foldable, lightweight, polyimide substrate is presented. Each channel consists of a biopotential amplifier followed by a Colpitts oscillator with operating frequency tunable in the 88-108 MHz commercial FM band. The overall system measures 10 mm×10 mm×3 mm, weighs 0.74 g, uses two 1.5-V batteries, dissipates about 2 mW, and has a transmission range of 2 m. Using this system, electromyogram signals have been recorded from the dorsal ventral muscle and the dorsal longitudinal muscle of a giant sphinx moth (Manduca sexta).

Keywords

biological techniques; biomedical telemetry; electromyography; oscillators; zoology; 1.5 V; 2 m; 2 mW; 88 to 108 MHz; Colpitts oscillator; EMG signals recording; FM band; Manduca sexta; dorsal longitudinal muscle; foldable lightweight polyimide substrate; giant sphinx moth; insects; moths; transmission range; ultralight biotelemetry backpack; Batteries; Biomedical telemetry; Circuits; Electromyography; Frequency; Insects; Monitoring; Muscles; Robots; Wireless communication; Animals; Electromyography; Equipment Design; Miniaturization; Moths; Resins, Synthetic; Telemetry;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Biomedical Engineering, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9294

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/10.923792

Filename

923792