Development of an Armband EMG Module and a Pattern Recognition Algorithm for the 5-Finger Myoelectric Hand Prosthesis

A robust algorithm to classify various hand postures using EMG signals is needed for the EMG-based electric hand prosthesis with the multiple degrees of freedom. In this study, an armband-type multi-channel EMG module was designed, and an algorithm for classifying seven different types of hand postures was developed using the artificial neural network (ANN). The classification accuracy was evaluated for ten normal volunteers, according to the...