Search Results - "Weir, R.F."
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The Optimal Controller Delay for Myoelectric Prostheses
Published in IEEE transactions on neural systems and rehabilitation engineering (01-03-2007)“…A tradeoff exists when considering the delay created by multifunctional prosthesis controllers. Large controller delays maximize the amount of time available…”
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Implantable Myoelectric Sensors (IMESs) for Intramuscular Electromyogram Recording
Published in IEEE transactions on biomedical engineering (01-01-2009)“…We have developed a multichannel electrogmyography sensor system capable of receiving and processing signals from up to 32 implanted myoelectric sensors…”
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The great divide - the human-machine interface. Issues in the control of prostheses, manipulators, and other human machine systems
Published in 2003 IEEE 29th Annual Proceedings of Bioengineering Conference (2003)“…The shortage of physiologically appropriate independent control sources is probably the biggest impediment to the development and fitting of significantly more…”
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Simulation of Intramuscular EMG Signals Detected Using Implantable Myoelectric Sensors (IMES)
Published in IEEE transactions on biomedical engineering (01-10-2006)“…The purpose of this study was to test the feasibility of recording independent electromyographic (EMG) signals from the forearm using implantable myoelectric…”
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Modeling and Preliminary Testing Socket-Residual Limb Interface Stiffness of Above-Elbow Prostheses
Published in IEEE transactions on neural systems and rehabilitation engineering (01-04-2008)“…The interface between the socket and residual limb can have a significant effect on the performance of a prosthesis. Specifically, knowledge of the rotational…”
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Pilot comparison of surface vs. implanted EMG for multifunctional prosthesis control
Published in 9th International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics, 2005. ICORR 2005 (2005)“…The classification accuracies of controllers utilizing EMG input from six surface and ten intramuscular recordings are compared. In addition, the effect of…”
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Fuzzy c-means clustering analysis of the EMG patterns of six major hand grasps
Published in 9th International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics, 2005. ICORR 2005 (2005)“…We seek to quantify the electromyographic similarities and differences between six major grasping patterns of the human hand: cylindrical, hook, palmar,…”
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IMES: An Implantable Myoelectric Sensor
Published in 2007 29th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (01-01-2007)“…We present updated progress on the design, construction and testing of an upper-extremity prosthesis control system based on implantable myoelectric sensors…”
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Persons with partial hand amputations
Published in Proceedings of the 22nd Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (Cat. No.00CH37143) (2000)“…This paper sets out to examine the design constraints and issues involved in the development of externally powered hand prostheses in general and externally…”
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Portable devices for the clinical measurement of gait performance and outcomes
Published in Proceedings of the 22nd Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (Cat. No.00CH37143) (2000)“…There is a need for inexpensive yet effective, easy-to-use, instruments that can provide performance and outcome measures in a clinical setting, In particular,…”
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A new method of characterising gait using a portable, real-time, ultrasound ranging device
“…A portable gait analysis system is presented. The device uses direct ultrasound ranging to measure the distance between a base unit and a transponder worn by…”
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Elimination of ECG Artifacts from Myoelectric Prosthesis Control Signals Developed by Targeted Muscle Reinnervation
Published in 2005 IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology 27th Annual Conference (2005)“…We investigated elimination of electrocardiogram (ECG) artifacts from the myoelectric prosthesis control signals, taken from the reinnervated pectoralis…”
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Implantable myoelectric sensors (IMES) for upper-extremity prosthesis control- preliminary work
Published in Proceedings of the 25th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (IEEE Cat. No.03CH37439) (2003)“…We are developing a multichannel/multifunction prosthetic hand/arm controller system capable of receiving and processing signals from up to sixteen Implanted…”
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A portable, real-time, clinical gait velocity analysis system
Published in IEEE transactions on rehabilitation engineering (01-12-1997)“…A direct ultrasound ranging system (DURS) has been developed for the quantitative evaluation of gait velocity. DURS consists of a transponder worn by the…”
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