Building the Ninapro database: A resource for the biorobotics community
Atzori M, Gijsberts A, Heynen S, Hager AGM, Deriaz O, Van Der Smagt P, Castellini C, Caputo B, Muller H (2012)
Publication Type: Conference contribution
Publication year: 2012
Pages Range: 1258-1265
Conference Proceedings Title: Proceedings of the IEEE RAS and EMBS International Conference on Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics
Event location: ITA
ISBN: 9781457711992
DOI: 10.1109/BioRob.2012.6290287
Abstract
This paper is about (self-powered) advanced hand prosthetics and their control via surface electromyography (sEMG). We hereby introduce to the biorobotics community the first version of the Ninapro database, containing kinematic and sEMG data from the upper limbs of 27 intact subjects while performing 52 finger, hand and wrist movements of interest. The setup and experimental protocol are distilled from existing literature and thoroughly described; the data are then analysed and the results are discussed. In particular, it is clear that standard analysis techniques are no longer enough when so many subjects and movements are taken into account. The database is publicly available to download in standard ASCII format. The database is an ongoing work lasting several years, which is planned to contain data from more than 100 intact subjects and 50 trans-radial amputees; characteristics of the amputations, phantom limbs and prosthesis usage will be stored. We therefore hope that it will constitute a standard, widely accepted benchmark for all novel myoelectric hand prosthesis control methods, as well as a fundamental tool to deliver insight into the needs of trans-radial amputees. © 2012 IEEE.
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Involved external institutions
Haute école spécialisée de Suisse occidentale (HES-SO) / Fachhochschule Westschweiz
Switzerland (CH)
idiap Research Institute
Switzerland (CH)
Clinique romande de réadaptation
Switzerland (CH)
Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e.V. (DLR) / German Aerospace Center
Germany (DE)
Switzerland (CH)
idiap Research Institute
Switzerland (CH)
Clinique romande de réadaptation
Switzerland (CH)
Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e.V. (DLR) / German Aerospace Center
Germany (DE)
How to cite
APA:
Atzori, M., Gijsberts, A., Heynen, S., Hager, A.G.M., Deriaz, O., Van Der Smagt, P.,... Muller, H. (2012). Building the Ninapro database: A resource for the biorobotics community. In Proceedings of the IEEE RAS and EMBS International Conference on Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics (pp. 1258-1265). ITA.
MLA:
Atzori, Manfredo, et al. "Building the Ninapro database: A resource for the biorobotics community." Proceedings of the 2012 4th IEEE RAS and EMBS International Conference on Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics, BioRob 2012, ITA 2012. 1258-1265.
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