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Controlled Tactile and Vibration Feedback Embedded in a Smart Knee Brace
- Source :
- IEEE Consumer Electronics Magazine. 9:54-60
- Publication Year :
- 2020
- Publisher :
- Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2020.
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Abstract
- The vastus medialis oblique (VMO) and vastus lateralis (VL) muscles at the knee joint play important roles for coordination, stability, and posture control. However, no currently available device records muscle activity while simultaneously warning users regarding abnormal muscle activity. This study used a commercialized electromyography sensors placed on the VL and VMO to monitor muscle activity while triggering warnings and vibration feedback to the muscles when an undesired ratio of VL/VMO muscular activation level set by current study was detected. The system was able to trigger alarms when the subject performed moderate-intensity activity and avoid triggering during low-intensity activity. Further research is needed of high-intensity exercises, such as running or weightlifting, to determine the effects of increased muscle activity on the judgment of the undesired ratio of VL/VMO muscular activation level using the device reported in the current study.
- Subjects :
- 030506 rehabilitation
medicine.medical_specialty
medicine.diagnostic_test
Vastus medialis
business.industry
030229 sport sciences
Electromyography
Knee Joint
Brace
Computer Science Applications
Human-Computer Interaction
Vibration
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
Physical medicine and rehabilitation
Hardware and Architecture
Medicine
Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Muscle activity
0305 other medical science
business
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 21622256 and 21622248
- Volume :
- 9
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- IEEE Consumer Electronics Magazine
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi...........3fa41e6fa37ac56e510a9ed413941c15