Perturbation Based Decomposition of sEMG Signals

<p>Surface electromyography records the motor unit action potential signals in the vicinity of the electrode to reveal information on muscle activation. Decomposition of sEMG signals for characterization of constituent motor unit action potentials in terms of amplitude and firing times is useful for clinical research as well as diagnosis of neurological disorders. Successful decomposition of sEMG signals would allow for pertinent motor unit action potential information to be acquired without discomfort to the subject or the need for a well-trained operator (compared with intramuscular EMG). To determine amplitudes and firing times for motor unit action potentials in an sEMG recording, Szlavik's perturbation based decomposition may be applied. The decomposition was initially applied to synthetic sEMG signals and then to experimental data collected from the biceps brachii. Szlavik's decomposition estimator yields satisfactory results for synthetic and experimental sEMG signals with reasonable complexity.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

MS in Biomedical Engineering

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Biomedical and General Engineering

Year dc:date.available

2019

Author dc:creator

• Huettinger, Rachel

Contributors dc:contributor

• Robert Szlavik

• EMG Decomposition
• MUAP
• sEMG Decomposition
• Perturbation Based Decomposition
• Perturbative Approximate Series Expansion
• Bioelectrical and Neuroengineering

Identifier

10.15368/theses.2019.6

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:digitalcommons.calpoly.edu:theses-3372