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KIRSCH FUNCTIONAL RESTORATION GROUP

 

Command and Control

 

     Command and control projects design user interfaces that allow disabled individuals to tell their assistive device (for example, an FES system or a prosthesis) what they are attempting to do, as well as feedforward and feedback control systems that automatically determine which muscles to stimulate and when to stimulate them to achieve the commanded movements. These projects use a variety of ways to control assistive devices, including movement of a non-paralyzed part of the body, electrical activity (EMG) recorded from muscles with voluntary control, and various brain-based signals.

Feedback and feedforward controller development for high tetraplegia (C1-C4 SCI)

EMG-based “effortless control” for mid tetraplegia (C5-C6 SCI)