Microsoft Kinect-Based Artificial Perception System for Control of Functional Electrical Stimulation Assisted Grasping

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Models of the biological control (top) and artificial control for the functional electrical stimulation with the artificial perception system based on Microsoft Kinect (bottom). In a biological system based on intention (1) cortical activity (2) is transmitted over the spinal cord (3) to the peripheral system of interest (4) to produce the desired movement (5). In the envisioned artificial perception FES system, for a presented task (1) based on Microsoft Kinect data (2) computer vision algorithms (3) control the electrical stimulation parameters (4) in order to produce the movement (5).