Sensing muscle activities with body-worn sensors

O.D. Amft; H. Junker; P. Lukowicz; G. Tröster; C. Schuster

doi:10.1109/BSN.2006.48

Sensing muscle activities with body-worn sensors

O.D. Amft, H. Junker, P. Lukowicz, G. Tröster, C. Schuster

Signal Processing Systems

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Abstract

We demonstrate that simple, unobtrusive sensors attached to the lower arm can be used to capture muscle activations during specific hand and arm activities such as grasping. Specifically, we investigate the use of force sensitive resistors and fabric stretch sensors, that can both be easily integrated into clothing. We use the above sensors to detect the contractions of arm muscles. We present and compare the signals that both sensors produce for a set of typical hand actions. We finally argue that they can provide important information for activity recognition. © 2006 IEEE.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings wearable and implantable Body Sensor Networks (BSN) 2006, International workshop, Cambridge, 3-5 April 2006
Place of Publication	Piscataway
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
ISBN (Print)	0-7695-2547-4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/BSN.2006.48
Publication status	Published - 2006

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Sensing muscle activities with body-worn sensors. / Amft, O.D.; Junker, H.; Lukowicz, P. et al.
Proceedings wearable and implantable Body Sensor Networks (BSN) 2006, International workshop, Cambridge, 3-5 April 2006. Piscataway: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 2006. 1612915-141.

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