The Use of Emg For Load Prediction During Manual Lifting

Authors

  • S. Chan Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
  • E. Morin Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
  • J.M. Stevenson Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and School of Kinesiology and Health Studies, Queen’s University

Abstract

It was hypothesized that muscle activation levels (MAL’s) in the upper limb and trunk muscles are correlated with the magnitude of the load in the hands during a manual lifting task. An experimental study was run to examine alterations in the muscle activation patterns when lifting different loads. EMG signals from the biceps brachii, triceps brachii, anterior deltoid, thoracic erector spinae, lumbar erector spinae and the external oblique muscles were recorded. A system was developed using nonlinear modelling and EMG signal characteristics to correctly predict the load in the hands. 

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Published

2007-12-31

How to Cite

[1]
S. Chan, E. Morin, and J. Stevenson, “The Use of Emg For Load Prediction During Manual Lifting”, CMBES Proc., vol. 30, no. 1, Dec. 2007.

Issue

Vol. 30 (2007)

Section

Academic