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Age-related difference of the 15 Characteristics Variables in Surface EMG Signals Generated Under Constant Load Contraction

일정 부하 수축 시 수집한 표면근전도 신호에서 검출한 15개 특성 변수들의 노화에 따른 차이

  • 이진 (강원대학교 삼척캠펴스 제어계측공학과) ;
  • 유인규 (연세대학교 재활학과) ;
  • 김세동 (두원공과대학 전기과)
  • Published : 2008.09.01
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Abstract

The objective of this study is to compare age-related differences of 15 characteristic variables estimated from SEMG signals, which were obtained from the old group(62 subjects) and young group(72 subjects). The SEMG signals were recorded from biceps brachii muscle under sustained isometric elbow flexion contraction with constant load(4kg dumbbell) during 30 seconds. Ten time domain (ARV, RMS, MSA, MTA, ZC, MSF, MTF, MSD, MTD, MSS) and five frequency domain(MNF, MDF, $f_{max}$, $P_{max}$, $P_{to}$) variables were extracted from the SEMG signals and then statistically analyzed, respectively. The findings of the analysis indicate significant age-related differences in the SEMG signal during constant load contraction.

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