Title
Isometric Torque Control for Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation With Time-Varying Input Delay.
Abstract
Previous results have shown experimental evidence that the muscle response to neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) is delayed; the time lag is often referred to as electromechanical delay. NMES closed-loop control methods have been developed to compensate for a known constant input delay. However, as a muscle fatigues, this delay increases. This paper develops a feedback controller that robustly compensates for the time-varying delay of an uncertain muscle model during isometric contractions. The controller is proven to yield global uniformly ultimately bounded torque tracking error. Experimental results illustrate the effectiveness of the developed controller and the time-varying nature of the delayed response.
Year
DOI
Venue
2016
10.1109/TCST.2015.2470637
IEEE Trans. Contr. Sys. Techn.
Keywords
Field
DocType
Delays,Muscles,Torque,Fatigue,Electrical stimulation,Aerodynamics
Time lag,Control theory,Torque,Control theory,Control engineering,Isometric exercise,Stimulation,Mathematics,Tracking error,Bounded function,Aerodynamics
Journal
Volume
Issue
ISSN
24
3
1063-6536
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
7
0.51
15
Authors
4
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Manelle Merad170.51
Ryan Downey2355.02
Serhat Obuz3504.43
Warren E. Dixon41757149.42