Experimental evaluation for individual physical function of upper limb based on FEMS theory

This paper shows the experimental measurement results of the myoelectric signals of upper limb for the evaluation of the individual physical function. The evaluation is based on the functionally effective muscular strength (FEMS) theory. FEMS theory can express the relationship between each muscle strength and the force distribution of the arm end-effector. Then, the measurement experiments are conducted on two human subjects. One is the young healthy subject and the other is the old patient with rheumatic disease. The comparative experimental result can demonstrate the difference of the individual physical function of the upper limb.