A fuzzy logic model for hand posture control using human cortical activity recorded by micro-ECoG electrodes

Ramana Vinjamuri, D. J. Weber, A. D. Degenhart, J. L. Collinger, G. P. Sudre, P. D. Adelson, D. L. Holder, M. L. Boninger, A. B. Schwartz, D. J. Crammond, E. C. Tyler-Kabara, W. Wang

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Abstract

This paper presents a fuzzy logic model to decode the hand posture from electro-cortico graphic (ECoG) activity of the motor cortical areas. One subject was implanted with a micro-ECoG electrode array on the surface of the motor cortex. Neural signals were recorded from 14 electrodes on this array while Subject participated in three reach and grasp sessions. In each session, Subject reached and grasped a wooden toy hammer for five times. Optimal channels/electrodes which were active during the task were selected. Power spectral densities of optimal channels averaged over a time period of 1/2 second before the onset of the movement and 1 second after the onset of the movement were fed into a fuzzy logic model. This model decoded whether the posture of the hand is open or closed with 80% accuracy. Hand postures along the task time were decoded by using the output from the fuzzy logic model by two methods (i) velocity based decoding (ii) acceleration based decoding. The latter performed better when hand postures predicted by the model were compared to postures recorded by a data glove during the experiment. This fuzzy logic model was imported to MATLAB® SIMULINK to control a virtual hand.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the 31st Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society
Subtitle of host publicationEngineering the Future of Biomedicine, EMBC 2009
PublisherIEEE Computer Society
Pages4339-4342
Number of pages4
ISBN (Print)9781424432967
DOIs
StatePublished - 2009
Event31st Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society: Engineering the Future of Biomedicine, EMBC 2009 - Minneapolis, MN, United States
Duration: Sep 2 2009Sep 6 2009

Publication series

NameProceedings of the 31st Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society: Engineering the Future of Biomedicine, EMBC 2009

Conference

Conference31st Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society: Engineering the Future of Biomedicine, EMBC 2009
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityMinneapolis, MN
Period09/2/0909/6/09

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