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The aim of this work is to investigate the possibility of performing coordinated FES driven cycling for paraplegics by stimulating the quadriceps muscle group only. Such approach would be useful for subjects whose flexor muscles, i.e. the hamstring, have lost their functionality. Also, it could provide a more comfortable FES cycling training for the disabled by using less electrodes and minimizing the FES cycling preparation procedure, of locating the surface electrodes on the optimum location of different muscles. A closed-loop fuzzy logic control scheme is utilized to coordinate movement of the lower limbs during FES cycling session. For evaluation purposes, a comparison between PID and fuzzy logic controllers is presented. The results show the ability to perform smooth and coordinated FES driven cycling movement by stimulating single muscle group, as well as reduced stimulation intensity using the proposed FLC approach.
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Abdulla, S.C., Tokhi, M.O. (2013). Fuzzy Logic Based FES Driven Cycling by Stimulating Single Muscle Group. In: Pons, J., Torricelli, D., Pajaro, M. (eds) Converging Clinical and Engineering Research on Neurorehabilitation. Biosystems & Biorobotics, vol 1. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-34546-3_28
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