A Review of Non-Invasive Techniques to Detect and Predict Localised Muscle Fatigue

Sensors

Mohamed R. Al-Mulla¹  Francisco Sepulveda² 

[1] School of Computer Science and Electronic Engineering, University of Essex, Colchester, UK;

关键词: muscle fatigue;    sEMG;    feature extraction;    classification;   

DOI  :  10.3390/s110403545

来源: mdpi

【 摘 要 】

Muscle fatigue is an established area of research and various types of muscle fatigue have been investigated in order to fully understand the condition. This paper gives an overview of the various non-invasive techniques available for use in automated fatigue detection, such as mechanomyography, electromyography, near-infrared spectroscopy and ultrasound for both isometric and non-isometric contractions. Various signal analysis methods are compared by illustrating their applicability in real-time settings. This paper will be of interest to researchers who wish to select the most appropriate methodology for research on muscle fatigue detection or prediction, or for the development of devices that can be used in, e.g., sports scenarios to improve performance or prevent injury. To date, research on localised muscle fatigue focuses mainly on the clinical side. There is very little research carried out on the implementation of detecting/predicting fatigue using an autonomous system, although recent research on automating the process of localised muscle fatigue detection/prediction shows promising results.

【 授权许可】

CC BY   
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