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标题：Inkjet-printed fully customizable and low-cost electrodes matrix for gesture recognition
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作者：Giulio Rosati ; Giulia Cisotto ; Daniele Sili 等
期刊名称：Scientific Reports
电子版ISSN：2045-2322
出版年度：2021
卷号：11
DOI：10.1038/s41598-021-94526-5
语种：English
出版社：Springer Nature
摘要：The use of surface electromyography (sEMG) is rapidly spreading, from robotic prostheses and muscle computer interfaces to rehabilitation devices controlled by residual muscular activities. In this context, sEMG-based gesture recognition plays an enabling role in controlling prosthetics and devices in real-life settings. Our work aimed at developing a low-cost, print-and-play platform to acquire and analyse sEMG signals that can be arranged in a fully customized way, depending on the application and the users’ needs. We produced 8-channel sEMG matrices to measure the muscular activity of the forearm using innovative nanoparticle-based inks to print the sensors embedded into each matrix using a commercial inkjet printer. Then, we acquired the multi-channel sEMG data from 12 participants while repeatedly performing twelve standard finger movements (six extensions and six flexions). Our results showed that inkjet printing-based sEMG signals ensured significant similarity values across repetitions in every participant, a large enough difference between movements (dissimilarity index above 0.2), and an overall classification accuracy of 93–95% for flexion and extension, respectively.