Abstract
A technique for calculating the ensemble averages of locomotor electromyographic patterns is decribed. It combines standard linear envelope detection with LaGrange interpolation. The e.m.g. envelope in each stride is demarcated with times obtained from foot-contact patterns and the time base is altered to 256 points by interpolation. The time-normalised envelopes are then averaged together to form the ensemble average.
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Shiavi, R., Green, N. Ensemble averaging of locomotor electromyographic patterns using interpolation. Med. Biol. Eng. Comput. 21, 573–578 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02442382
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