Accession Number:

ADA411397

Title:

On the Estimation of Muscle Fiber Conduction Velocity Using a Co-Linear Electrodes Array

Descriptive Note:

Corporate Author:

UNIVERSITE DE NICE-SOPHIA ANTIPOLIS (FRANCE) LAB I3S

Personal Author(s):

• Meste, O.
• Muhammad, W.
• Rix, H.
• Farina, D.

Report Date:

2001-10-25

Pagination or Media Count:

5.0

Abstract:

The problem of estimating the average Conduction Velocity CV in the muscle fibers is considered. The velocity is estimated from an array of noisy deterministic and unknown Motor Unit Action Potentials MUAP acquired by an array of K co-linear electrodes. in this array a vector of K1 independent time delays TD are to be estimated. For a given length of the array, the number K has to be determined in order to improve the estimation of the velocity. in this communication we show the influence of the value of K in the CV estimation in presence of noise and changes in the MUAP shape along the array.

Descriptors:

• *CONDUCTIVITY
• *ELECTRODES
• *MUSCLE FIBERS
• VELOCITY
• TIME INTERVALS
• DETECTORS
• ARRAYS
• ESTIMATES
• DELAY
• ITALY
• MOTORS

Subject Categories:

• Anatomy and Physiology
• Medicine and Medical Research
• Electrical and Electronic Equipment

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE