Robotic Control Using Muscular and Neural Electrical Signals

Abstract

The human body is capable of producing measurable electrical potentials ranging from the nanovolt to millivolt range. The actions needed to produce these potentials can be as simple as blinking an eye or flexing a muscle. The voltages can even be created within and by the brain, although this process is not well understood at the present time. This design project explores the possibility and practicality of harnessing these potentials into signals that can reliably control a robotic arm. Electromyography, Muscles, Prosthetics, Robotics

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 19, 1994
Accession Number
ADA284908

Entities

People

  • William M. Gotten Jr.

Organizations

  • United States Naval Academy

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Autonomy
  • Biomedical
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Computer Programming
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Control Systems
  • Control Systems Engineering
  • Detectors
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Electronic Circuits
  • Health Services
  • Human Body
  • Medical Personnel
  • Operating Systems
  • Prostheses And Implants
  • Prosthetics
  • Spreadsheet Software
  • United States
  • United States Naval Academy

Readers

  • Agent-Based Social Robotics and Mobile-Assisted Learning in Virtual Environments.
  • Brain and Cognitive Science; Experimental Psychology; Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Electrical Engineering

Technology Areas

  • AI & ML
  • AI & ML - Autonomous Systems
  • AI & ML - Neural Networks
  • Autonomy