Fatigue analysis of upper limb rehabilitation based on surface electromyography signal and motion capture_Journal of Biomedical Engineering

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XU Zhao ,  LU Jian , PAN Weijie , HE Kailun

Key Laboratory of Advanced Manufacturing Technology of the Ministry of Education, Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, P. R. China;

Corresponding author：

LU Jian, Email: 305515940@qq.com

Keywords：

Electromyography fatigue threshold; Motion capture; Biomechanics; Upper limb fatigue analysis

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10.7507/1001-5515.202108026

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At present, fatigue state monitoring of upper limb movement generally relies solely on surface electromyographic signal (sEMG) to identify and classify fatigue, resulting in unstable results and certain limitations. This paper introduces the sEMG signal recognition and motion capture technology into the fatigue state monitoring process and proposes a fatigue analysis method combining an improved EMG fatigue threshold algorithm and biomechanical analysis. In this study, the right upper limb load elbow flexion test was used to simultaneously collect the biceps brachii sEMG signal and upper limb motion capture data, and at the same time the Borg Fatigue Subjective and Self-awareness Scale were used to record the fatigue feelings of the subjects. Then, the fatigue analysis method combining the EMG fatigue threshold algorithm and the biomechanical analysis was combined with four single types: mean power frequency (MPF), spectral moments ratio (SMR), fuzzy approximate entropy (fApEn) and Lempel-Ziv complexity (LZC). The test results of the evaluation index fatigue evaluation method were compared. The test results show that the method in this paper has a recognition rate of 98.6% for the overall fatigue state and 97%, 100%, and 99% for the three states of ease, transition and fatigue, which are more advantageous than other methods. The research results of this paper prove that the method in this paper can effectively prevent secondary injury caused by overtraining during upper limb exercises, and is of great significance for fatigue monitoring.

Citation： XU Zhao, LU Jian, PAN Weijie, HE Kailun. Fatigue analysis of upper limb rehabilitation based on surface electromyography signal and motion capture. Journal of Biomedical Engineering, 2022, 39(1): 92-102. doi: 10.7507/1001-5515.202108026 Copy

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2. 张政委. 基于表面肌电的短视频用户上肢肌肉疲劳特性研究. 天津: 天津科技大学, 2020.
3. 刘彬. 基于肌肉疲劳属性的个体最大耐久时间建模与实验研究. 北京: 清华大学, 2018.
4. Matsumoto T, Ito K, Moritani T. The relationship between anaerobic threshold and electromyographic fatigue threshold in college-women. European Journal of Applied Physiology and Occupational Physiology, 1991, 63(1): 1-5.
5. Kang S K, Kim J, Kwon M, et al. Objectivity and validity of EMG method in estimating anaerobic threshold. Int J Sports Med, 2014, 35(9): 737-742.
6. 王琳, 付荣荣, 张陈, 等. 基于生物力学分析Q值对颈肌疲劳的反映效果. 仪器仪表学报, 2017, 38(4): 878-885.
7. 刘晓光, 李梦楠, 王立玲, 等. 基于表面肌电信号的康复过程中肌疲劳有效性分析. 生物医学工程学杂志, 2019, 36(1): 80-84, 100.
8. 李成程. 基于sEMG的不同负载下手腕角度预测研究. 武汉:武汉科技大学, 2020.
9. 刘春波. 人体解剖生理学. 北京: 人民卫生出版社, 2010: 89-103.
10. 赵文华, 丛琳. 体力活动划分: 不同类型体力活动的代谢体力活动划分: 不同类型体力活动的代谢. 卫生研究, 2004, 33(2): 246-249.
11. Yan A F, Voorhees C C, Beck K H, et al. A social ecological assessment of physical activity among urban adolescents. Am J Health Behav, 2014, 38(3): 379-391.
12. Lewis Z H, Markides K S, Ottenbacher K J, et al. The role of physical activity and physical function on the risk of falls in older Mexican americans. J Aging Phys Act, 2016, 24(3): 342-349.
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23. Guo Q H, Maggi K. Interpretation of scale in paired quadrat variance methods. Journal of Vegetation Science, 2004, 15(6): 763-770.
24. Wei P F, Lu Z Z, Ruan W B, et al. Regional sensitivity analysis using revised mean and variance ratio functions. Reliability Engineering and System Safety, 2014, 121: 121-135.
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30. Shi J, Cai Y, Zhu J, et al. SEMG-based hand motion recognition using cumulative residual entropy and extreme learning machine. Med Biol Eng Comput, 2013, 51(4): 417-427.
31. Wang Lejun, Wang Yuting, Ma Aidi, et al. A comparative study of EMG indices in muscle fatigue evaluation based on grey relational analysis during all-out cycling exercise. Biomed Res Int, 2018, 2018: 9341215.

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