Effects of Boundary Conditions on Surface EMG Computer Simulation Based on a Multi-Layer Finite Element Model: Boundary Conditions in Surface EMG Computer Simulation

Author

Zhang, Yingchun ; Timm, Gerald W. ; Osei-Kuffuor, Daniel

Author_Institution

Dept. of Urologic Surg., Univ. of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA

fYear

2011

fDate

10-12 May 2011

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

4

Abstract

A multi-layer finite element model incorporating skin, fat, muscle, compact bone, and cancellous bone has been developed for upper arm, and the effects of boundary conditions on surface electromyographic (EMG) simulation results has been investigated. Insulating and absorbing boundary conditions have been examined through a series of computer simulations. Results show that the absorbing boundary condition setting is necessary for artificial boundaries in surface EMG simulation.

Keywords

biological tissues; digital simulation; electromyography; finite element analysis; medical signal processing; absorbing boundary condition setting; cancellous bone; compact bone; fat; multilayer finite element model; muscle; skin; surface EMG computer simulation; surface electromyographic simulation; upper arm; Boundary conditions; Computational modeling; Electric potential; Electromyography; Finite element methods; Muscles; Skin;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Bioinformatics and Biomedical Engineering, (iCBBE) 2011 5th International Conference on

Conference_Location

Wuhan

ISSN

2151-7614

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-5088-6

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/icbbe.2011.5780372

Filename

5780372