Muscular Contraction Onset Detection from Surface Electromyogram Signal to the Command of Functional Electrical Stimulators

Aiming to detect the muscular contraction onset of a paretic muscle through the electromyography signal, an algorithm based on the identification of motor unit action potential was implemented. The implemented method was evaluated comparing it with another reported in the bibliography (control method) and with marks of muscular contraction onset established by an expert. Both techniques were appli...