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EMG<br />

Type<br />

Derivation<br />

Pre-<br />

-amplification<br />

Data acquisition and processing EMG Data acquisition and processing<br />

Electrodes<br />

kneel wire surface<br />

mono-polar bipolar multi-polar<br />

passive<br />

active<br />

Based on Soares, R. (2005)<br />

Electrodes anatomical location<br />

Electrodes oriented according the fibers arrangement, with detection surfaces perpendicularly oriented<br />

1st third<br />

Middle<br />

3th third<br />

Signal attenuation away from<br />

the middle point<br />

Middle point of the muscle length<br />

Motor spot<br />

Signal attenuation in the<br />

muscle/ tendon union<br />

0.0000 5.0000 10.000 15.000 20.000 25.000<br />

seconds<br />

Adapted from de Luca (1997)<br />

EMG Data acquisition and processing<br />

<br />

<br />

iEMG (AU)<br />

1<br />

0.8<br />

0.6<br />

0.4<br />

0.2<br />

0<br />

N=40<br />

4 subjects<br />

0 20 40 60 80<br />

Load (% máx.)<br />

EMG<br />

ABS<br />

envelope<br />

RMS<br />

iEMG<br />

Ângulo<br />

iEMG<br />

0.0000 5.0000 10.000 15.000 20.000 25.000<br />

seconds<br />

10.0000<br />

5.00000<br />

0.00000<br />

-5.00000<br />

-10.0000<br />

10.0000<br />

8.00000<br />

6.00000<br />

4.00000<br />

2.00000<br />

0.00000<br />

3.00000<br />

2.00000<br />

1.00000<br />

0.00000<br />

5.00000<br />

4.00000<br />

3.00000<br />

2.00000<br />

1.00000<br />

0.00000<br />

2.50000<br />

2.00000<br />

1.50000<br />

1.00000<br />

0.50000<br />

0.00000<br />

-0.50000<br />

120.000<br />

100.000<br />

80.0000<br />

60.0000<br />

40.0000<br />

20.0000<br />

2.50000<br />

2.00000<br />

1.50000<br />

1.00000<br />

0.50000<br />

0.00000<br />

-0.50000<br />

mV<br />

mV<br />

mV<br />

mV/sqrt(s)<br />

mV.s<br />

graus<br />

mV.s

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