Motion analysis of actively moving muscles using EMG of passively moving muscles

Abstract

In recent years, research has been conducted on the use of surface electromyography as a method of analyzing arm movements. This technology is currently being used in a wide range of fields, including myoelectric prosthetic hands. Since it uses biological signals emitted by a person during movement, it is possible to realize user-friendly machine operation without the need to learn special operating methods or require large-scale equipment other than sensors. In this study, in order to extend the function of myopotentials as an interface, we used surface myopotentials of proactively moving muscles to identify the movements of reactively moving muscles.