1µm-thickness 64-channel surface electromyogram measurement sheet with 2V organic transistors for prosthetic hand control

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Contributors

  • Hiroshi Fuketa - , Tokyo University of Agriculture (Author)
  • Kazuaki Yoshioka - , Tokyo University of Agriculture (Author)
  • Yasuhiro Shinozuka - , Tokyo University of Agriculture (Author)
  • Koichi Ishida - , Chair of Circuit Design and Network Theory, Tokyo University of Agriculture (Author)
  • Tomoyuki Yokota - , Tokyo University of Agriculture (Author)
  • Naoji Matsuhisa - , Tokyo University of Agriculture (Author)
  • Yusuke Inoue - , Tokyo University of Agriculture (Author)
  • Masaki Sekino - , Tokyo University of Agriculture (Author)
  • Tsuyoshi Sekitani - , Tokyo Daigaku (Author)
  • Makoto Takamiya - , Tokyo University of Agriculture (Author)
  • Takao Someya - , Tokyo University of Agriculture (Author)
  • Takayasu Sakurai - , Tokyo University of Agriculture (Author)

Abstract

A surface electromyogram (EMG), which measures a voltage waveform produced by skeletal muscles on skin, is an important tool for applications detecting the human will of motion, such as for prosthetic hands and prosthetic legs. In the application to a prosthetic hand, a multipoint EMG measurement is required to precisely control the hand [1, 2]. Conventional multipoint measurements with a passive electrode array [1-3], however, have two problems: 1) Measurement over a long time period is annoying, because the EMG electrodes placed on the skin are rigid, and 2) the signal integrity of EMG is degraded, because the number of wires between the electrodes and the front-end circuits increases with increasing number of measurement points. To address these challenges, a surface EMG measurement sheet (SEMS) on which an EMG electrode array and a front-end amplifier array with 2V organic transistors are integrated on a 1µm-thick ultra-flexible film is developed to control prosthetic hands. The developed SEMS enables a comfortable long-time measurement without signal integrity degradation.

Details

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2013 IEEE International Solid-State Circuits Conference Digest of Technical Papers
PublisherIEEE
Pages104-105
Number of pages2
ISBN (print)978-1-4673-4514-9
Publication statusPublished - 21 Feb 2013
Peer-reviewedYes

Conference

Title2013 IEEE International Solid-State Circuits Conference Digest of Technical Papers
Duration17 - 21 February 2013
LocationSan Francisco, CA, USA

External IDs

Scopus 84876576453
ORCID /0000-0002-4152-1203/work/165453430

Keywords

Keywords

  • Electromyography, Electrodes, Arrays, Voltage measurement, Prosthetic hand, MOSFET