Perception and performance of electrical stimulation for proprioception
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Accepted version
Author(s)
Blondin, Camille M
Ivanova, Ekaterina
Eden, Jonathan
Burdet, Etienne
Type
Conference Paper
Abstract
Proprioception, yielding awareness of the body’s position and motion in space, is typically lacking in prostheses and supernumerary limbs. Electrical stimulation is one technique that may provide these devices with proprioception. This paper first investigates how the modalities of electrotactile cues, such as frequency and intensity, are perceived. Using the results, we designed and compared several comfortable and perceptible feedback mappings for spatial cues. Two experiments were conducted using a 16-electrode bracelet worn above the elbow to provide electrical stimuli. We found that subjects could localize the stimulating electrode with a precision of ±1 electrode (110 mm) in all feedback conditions. Moreover, within the range of pulse intensities perceived as comfortable, the participants’ performance was more sensitive to changes in frequency than in intensity. The highest performance was obtained for the condition which increased both intensity and frequency with radial distance. These results suggest that electrical stimulation can be used for artificial proprioceptive feedback, which can ensure a comfortable and intuitive interaction and provides high spatial accuracy.
Date Issued
2021-12-09
Date Acceptance
2021-11-01
Citation
2021 43rd Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine & Biology Society (EMBC), 2021, pp.4550-4554
ISBN
978-1-7281-1179-7
ISSN
1557-170X
Publisher
IEEE
Start Page
4550
End Page
4554
Journal / Book Title
2021 43rd Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine & Biology Society (EMBC)
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Source
43rd Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine & Biology Society (EMBC)
Subjects
Engineering
Engineering, Biomedical
Engineering, Electrical & Electronic
Science & Technology
SENSORY FEEDBACK
SUBSTITUTION
Technology
Publication Status
Published
Start Date
2021-11-01
Finish Date
2021-11-05
Coverage Spatial
Mexico
Date Publish Online
2021-12-09