Electrode layout of wristband EMG measuring device for hand gesture recognition

In this study, we discuss a layout of electrodes on a wrist for EMG measurements to recognize hand gestures. Experimental results show that the proposed layout uses only half of the electrodes, but suffers only about 3% drop in recognition rate compared with the conventional layout. Furthermore, we developed a television operating system based on hand gestures, using a wristband-type EMG device with the proposed electrode layout.