Week 8

For this project, it seems that there is a lot of injury related to the condition of neuropathy of the patient. an example of these injuries include :

• Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)
• Carpal tunnel syndrome
• Cervical spondylosis
• Guillain-Barre syndrome
• Lambert-Eaton syndrome
• Muscular dystrophy
• Myasthenia gravis
• Peripheral neuropathy
• Polymyositis
• Radial nerve dysfunction
• Sciatica nerve dysfunction

The condition of neural damage can also occur in diabetic patient. As such, this subject is wider and cover more illness than just simple injury. 

Week 7

MyoWare sensor

MyoWare is a small surface EMG sensor developed by Advancer Technologies as a Kickstarter project a few years ago. It automatically analyzes the incoming raw voltage signal and outputs a smooth positive waveform of integer values, as depicted by the graph below (more details are found in the MyoWare datasheet). The new version of MyoWare also outputs the raw voltage data for customized filtering and processing.

Myoware processes raw EMG value into smooth processed integer

Week 6

Arduino

Arduino is an open-source project that has designed a family of simple computers that provide an interface between sensors and control of physical devices. Because the schematics to design the products are open-source, other companies may freely reproduce the models as well. These unofficial devices are often cheaper and generally reliable. The Arduino “Uno” is a good starter model with a fair amount of inputs and outputs.
Arduino devices are programmed using a simplified version of the C language. A user writes code on a computer and transfers this code to the Arduino by USB. Then, the Arduino can be powered by USB or a battery without the need for a computer. The Arduino website has useful Getting Started Guide and Tutorials.

I choose to use arduino for this project due to the simplicity and the form factor that is important for the function of this project.