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Title | ||
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Command Acknowledge through Tactile Feedback Improves the Usability of an EMG-based Interface for the Frontalis Muscle |
Abstract | ||
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This work presents a study on the effectiveness of tactile feedback for the acknowledgement of a correct command detection in an EMG-based interface for the frontalis muscle. EMG interfaces are increasingly used in assistive robotics to control robots exploiting the repeatability and robustness of the electromyographic signal. However, in many application a feedback about the correct detection of an input is often missed and the user has to wait for the device motion in order to understand if his/her will has been correctly detected by the system. We demonstrate with a user study involving fifteen subjects, that a simple vibrotactile feedback can reduce the muscular effort and the time needed to execute a sequence of action commanded by an EMG device. As a case study, an EMG interface for the frontalis muscle has been used, however proposed results could be extended to EMG interfaces designed for other muscles, e.g., for prosthesis or exoskeleton control. |
Year | DOI | Venue |
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2019 | 10.1109/WHC.2019.8816133 | 2019 IEEE World Haptics Conference (WHC) |
Keywords | Field | DocType |
frontalis muscle,tactile feedback,correct command detection,EMG-based interface,EMG interface,assistive robotics,simple vibrotactile feedback,EMG device,command acknowledge,electromyographic signal,device motion,muscular effort,exoskeleton control,prosthesis | Computer vision,Computer science,Usability,Robustness (computer science),Human–computer interaction,Exoskeleton,Acknowledgement,Artificial intelligence,Robot,Frontalis muscle,Robotics | Conference |
ISBN | Citations | PageRank |
978-1-5386-9462-6 | 1 | 0.35 |
References | Authors | |
7 | 3 | |
Name | Order | Citations | PageRank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leonardo Franco | 1 | 1 | 0.35 |
| Salvietti, G. | 2 | 182 | 21.81 |
| Domenico Prattichizzo | 3 | 10 | 6.34 |