A MULTICHANNEL WIRELESS EMG MEASUREMENT SYSTEM BASED ON INTRABODY COMMUNICATION

Zeljka Lucev, Igor Krois, Mario Cifrek

Abstract

In this paper we present the novel implementation of the intrabody communication (IBC) system that was specially designed for electromyography (EMG) measurements in kinesiology, sports medicine and rehabilitation. We propose a novel approach to the wireless EMG monitoring system design, which prolongs the battery life by minimizing the power consumption requirements for data transmission. This goal was achieved by a capacitive IBC approach and by developing special-purpose ultra-low power hardware modules, which perform tasks of digital signal modulation and demodulation at a very low-level. We investigate the optimal electrodes placement for IBC and present the results of <i>in vivo</i> measurements.

Keywords

intrabody communication, wireless EMG system, electrode arrangement

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TC13 - Measurements in Biology and Medicine

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