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DESCRIPTION:Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation (NMES) is prescribed by cl
 inicians to aid in the recovery of strength\, size\, and function of human
  skeletal muscles to obtain physiological and functional benefits for impa
 ired individuals. The two primary applications of NMES include: 1) rehabil
 itation of skeletal muscle size and function via plastic changes in the ne
 uromuscular system\, and 2) activation of muscle to elicit movements that 
 result in functional performance (i.e.\, standing\, stepping\, reaching\, 
 etc.) termed functional electrical stimulation (FES). In both applications
 \, stimulation protocols of appropriate duration and intensity are critica
 l for preferential results. Automated NMES methods hold the potential to m
 aximize the treatment by self-adjusting to the particular individual (faci
 litating potential in-home use and enabling positive therapeutic outcomes 
 from less experienced clinicians). Yet\, the development of automated NMES
  devices is complicated by the uncertain nonlinear musculoskeletal respons
 e to stimulation\, including difficult to model disturbances such as fatig
 ue. Unfortunately\, NMES dosage (i.e.\, number of contractions\, intensity
  of contractions) is limited by the onset of fatigue and poor muscle respo
 nse during fatigue. This talk describes recent advances and experimental o
 utcomes of control methods that seek to compensate for the uncertain nonli
 near muscle response to electrical stimulation due to physiological variat
 ions\, fatigue\, and delays.\n\nCo-sponsored by: Villanova Center for Anal
 ytics of Dynamic Systems (VCADS)\n\nSpeaker(s): Dr. Warren Dixon\, \n\nRoo
 m: 215\, Bldg: Tolentine Hall\, Villanova University\, 800 Lancaster Ave.\
 , Villanova\, Pennsylvania\, United States\, 19085
LOCATION:Room: 215\, Bldg: Tolentine Hall\, Villanova University\, 800 Lanc
 aster Ave.\, Villanova\, Pennsylvania\, United States\, 19085
ORGANIZER:ziauddin.ahmad.us@ieee.org
SEQUENCE:3
SUMMARY:Villanova University: THEORETICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL OUTCOMES OF CLOS
 ED-LOOP NEUROMUSCULAR CONTROL METHODS TO YIELD HUMAN LIMB MOTION
URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/177342
X-ALT-DESC:Description: <br /><p>Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation (NMES
 ) is prescribed by clinicians to aid in the recovery of strength\, size\, 
 and function of human skeletal muscles to obtain physiological and functio
 nal benefits for impaired individuals. The two primary applications of NME
 S include: 1) rehabilitation of skeletal muscle size and function via plas
 tic changes in the neuromuscular system\, and 2) activation of muscle to e
 licit movements that result in functional performance (i.e.\, standing\, s
 tepping\, reaching\, etc.) termed functional electrical stimulation (FES).
  In both applications\, stimulation protocols of appropriate duration and 
 intensity are critical for preferential results. Automated NMES methods ho
 ld the potential to maximize the treatment by self-adjusting to the partic
 ular individual (facilitating potential in-home use and enabling positive 
 therapeutic outcomes from less experienced clinicians). Yet\, the developm
 ent of automated NMES devices is complicated by the uncertain nonlinear mu
 sculoskeletal response to stimulation\, including difficult to model distu
 rbances such as fatigue. Unfortunately\, NMES dosage (i.e.\, number of con
 tractions\, intensity of contractions) is limited by the onset of fatigue 
 and poor muscle response during fatigue. This talk describes recent advanc
 es and experimental outcomes of control methods that seek to compensate fo
 r the uncertain nonlinear muscle response to electrical stimulation due to
  physiological variations\, fatigue\, and delays.</p>
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