Toward an Enhanced Human–Machine Interface for Upper-Limb Prosthesis Control With Combined EMG and NIRS Signals

Advanced myoelectric prosthetic hands are currently limited due to the lack of sufficient signal sources on amputation residual muscles and inadequate real-time control performance. This paper presents a novel human-machine interface for prosthetic manipulation that combines the advantages of surface electromyography (EMG) and near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) to overcome the limitations of myoelectric control. Experiments including 13...