Proportional Myoelectric Control of Robots: Muscle Synergy Development Drives Performance Enhancement, Retainment, and Generalization

Proportional myoelectric control has been proposed for user-friendly interaction with prostheses, orthoses, and new human-machine interfaces. Recent research has stressed intuitive controls that mimic human intentions. However, these controls have limited accuracy and functionality, resulting in user-specific decoders with upper-bound constraints on performance. Thus, myoelectric controls have yet to realize their potential as a natural...