Figure 5.
EMG traces and the relationship between EMG power, target and feedback during EMG shape tracing with and without the Active FES system. An example EMG traces recorded when a patient was performing the tracing task (a), with the Active FES system; (b) without the Active FES system. Feedback traces (computed from the filtered EMGs from (a) and (b) when a patient was performing the tracing task (c), with the Active FES system and (d), without the Active FES system. Correlation between Feedback and EMG, and Feedback and Target during the tracing task with (e), and without (f), the Active FES system. Respectively, (g) and (h) are the root mean squared error (RMSE) between Feedback and Target within the flat region of the target with and without the Active FES system. The Feedback was computed by subtracting Flexor digitorum superficialis (FDS) pulsewidth from Extensor digitorum communis (EDC) pulsewidth, (EDCpw–FDSpw). The EMG power difference was computed by subtracting EMG power for FDS from that of EDC (EDCpower–FDSpower).