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AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorsJeong-hwan Lee, Kun-soo Shin, Wan-taek Han, Hyung-sok Yeo, Jin-sang Whang
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An apparatus, method, and medium for generating electrical stimulation, including an electromyogram detector detecting an electromyographic signal of a body, a fatigue index calculator calculating a fatigue index indicating a degree of muscle fatigue by converting the electromyographic signal detected by the electromyogram detector during a predetermined time unit into a frequency-domain electromyographic signal, and an electrical stimulation signal generator adjusting an electrical stimulation signal according to the calculated fatigue index and generating the electrical stimulation signal. Accordingly, a health training/monitoring apparatus can include an electrical stimulation generator adjusting an electrical stimulation signal according to a degree of fatigue and generating the electrical stimulation signal, a physical activity monitor monitoring a physical activity using at least one of a heart rate measurer and an accelerometer, and a mode selector selectively driving the electrical stimulation generator or the physical activity monitor according to an amount of the physical activity.
A health training/monitoring apparatus, comprising:
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Electromyography [EMG]: details of stimulation, e.g. nerve stimulation to elicit EMG response
Control systems: using physiological parameters for adjustment
Measuring pulse rate or heart rate: by using sensing means generating electric signals, i.e. ECG signals
Measuring devices for testing the shape, pattern, colour, size or movement of the body or parts thereof, for diagnostic purposes: measuring…
Term ended 2 Aug 2025 (estimated)
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a medical aid, and more particularly, to an apparatus, method, and medium controlling electrical stimulation using an electromyographic signal and/or health training/monitoring with the same.
2. Description of the Related Art
The above and/or other features and advantages of the present invention will become more apparent by describing in detail exemplary embodiments thereof with reference to the attached drawings in which:
FIG. 1 illustrates a block diagram of an apparatus controlling electrical stimulation using an electromyographic signal, according to an embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 2 illustrates a belt including an electromyogram (EMG) detection electrode to monitor a degree of abdominal/back muscle fatigue based on a biological signal, and an amplifier amplifying a detected signal, according to an embodiment of the present invention;
Reference will now be made in detail to the embodiments of the present invention, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein like reference numerals refer to the like elements throughout. The embodiments are described below to explain the present invention by referring to the figures.
FIG. 1 illustrates a block diagram of an apparatus for controlling electrical stimulation using an electromyographic signal, according to an embodiment of the present invention. The apparatus can include an electromyogram (EMG) detector 100, a fatigue index calculator 120, and an electrical stimulation signal generator 140.
The EMG detector 100 detects an electromyographic signal of the body, and can be detected using an EMG detection electrode, for example. The EMG detection electrode is attached to the abdomen to monitor a degree of abdominal muscle fatigue, before and after exercise. In addition, the EMG detection electrode can be attached to the back, along the waist, to monitor a degree of back muscle fatigue for those with back pain, for example.