Title :
A basic study on an FES control method considering fast and slow muscle characteristics
Author :
Morita, R. ; Watanabe, T. ; Murakami, H. ; Ohba, S. ; Futami, R. ; Hoshimiya, N. ; Handa, Y.
Author_Institution :
Div. of Eng., Tohoku Univ. Graduate Sch., Sendai, Japan
Abstract :
The authors propose a control method of paralyzed muscle considering fast and slow muscle characteristics for a functional electrical stimulation (FES) system in order to improve control abilities. The differences between fast and slow muscle responses at various stimulus frequencies were investigated with rabbits. Results of this study suggest the consideration of the muscle properties is useful for FES. A few ideas of FES control methods considering these properties are discussed
Keywords :
biocontrol; bioelectric phenomena; biomechanics; muscle; neurophysiology; orthotics; FES control method; fast muscle characteristics; functional electrical stimulation; fusion index; muscle properties; paralyzed muscle control method; rabbits; slow muscle characteristics; stimulus frequency; Amplitude modulation; Control systems; Force measurement; Frequency; Joints; Muscles; Neuromuscular stimulation; Rabbits; Recruitment; Space vector pulse width modulation;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 1995., IEEE 17th Annual Conference
Conference_Location :
Montreal, Que.
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-2475-7
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.1995.579617
