Cargando…

Activities of daily living with bionic arm improved by combination training and latching filter in prosthesis control comparison

BACKGROUND: Advanced prostheses can restore function and improve quality of life for individuals with amputations. Unfortunately, most commercial control strategies do not fully utilize the rich control information from residual nerves and musculature. Continuous decoders can provide more intuitive...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Paskett, Michael D., Brinton, Mark R., Hansen, Taylor C., George, Jacob A., Davis, Tyler S., Duncan, Christopher C., Clark, Gregory A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2021
Materias:
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7908731/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33632237
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12984-021-00839-x
_version_ 1783655779861004288
author Paskett, Michael D.
Brinton, Mark R.
Hansen, Taylor C.
George, Jacob A.
Davis, Tyler S.
Duncan, Christopher C.
Clark, Gregory A.
author_facet Paskett, Michael D.
Brinton, Mark R.
Hansen, Taylor C.
George, Jacob A.
Davis, Tyler S.
Duncan, Christopher C.
Clark, Gregory A.
author_sort Paskett, Michael D.
collection PubMed
description BACKGROUND: Advanced prostheses can restore function and improve quality of life for individuals with amputations. Unfortunately, most commercial control strategies do not fully utilize the rich control information from residual nerves and musculature. Continuous decoders can provide more intuitive prosthesis control using multi-channel neural or electromyographic recordings. Three components influence continuous decoder performance: the data used to train the algorithm, the algorithm, and smoothing filters on the algorithm’s output. Individual groups often focus on a single decoder, so very few studies compare different decoders using otherwise similar experimental conditions. METHODS: We completed a two-phase, head-to-head comparison of 12 continuous decoders using activities of daily living. In phase one, we compared two training types and a smoothing filter with three algorithms (modified Kalman filter, multi-layer perceptron, and convolutional neural network) in a clothespin relocation task. We compared training types that included only individual digit and wrist movements vs. combination movements (e.g., simultaneous grasp and wrist flexion). We also compared raw vs. nonlinearly smoothed algorithm outputs. In phase two, we compared the three algorithms in fragile egg, zipping, pouring, and folding tasks using the combination training and smoothing found beneficial in phase one. In both phases, we collected objective, performance-based (e.g., success rate), and subjective, user-focused (e.g., preference) measures. RESULTS: Phase one showed that combination training improved prosthesis control accuracy and speed, and that the nonlinear smoothing improved accuracy but generally reduced speed. Phase one importantly showed simultaneous movements were used in the task, and that the modified Kalman filter and multi-layer perceptron predicted more simultaneous movements than the convolutional neural network. In phase two, user-focused metrics favored the convolutional neural network and modified Kalman filter, whereas performance-based metrics were generally similar among all algorithms. CONCLUSIONS: These results confirm that state-of-the-art algorithms, whether linear or nonlinear in nature, functionally benefit from training on more complex data and from output smoothing. These studies will be used to select a decoder for a long-term take-home trial with implanted neuromyoelectric devices. Overall, clinical considerations may favor the mKF as it is similar in performance, faster to train, and computationally less expensive than neural networks.
format Online
Article
Text
id pubmed-7908731
institution National Center for Biotechnology Information
language English
publishDate 2021
publisher BioMed Central
record_format MEDLINE/PubMed
spelling pubmed-79087312021-02-26 Activities of daily living with bionic arm improved by combination training and latching filter in prosthesis control comparison Paskett, Michael D. Brinton, Mark R. Hansen, Taylor C. George, Jacob A. Davis, Tyler S. Duncan, Christopher C. Clark, Gregory A. J Neuroeng Rehabil Research BACKGROUND: Advanced prostheses can restore function and improve quality of life for individuals with amputations. Unfortunately, most commercial control strategies do not fully utilize the rich control information from residual nerves and musculature. Continuous decoders can provide more intuitive prosthesis control using multi-channel neural or electromyographic recordings. Three components influence continuous decoder performance: the data used to train the algorithm, the algorithm, and smoothing filters on the algorithm’s output. Individual groups often focus on a single decoder, so very few studies compare different decoders using otherwise similar experimental conditions. METHODS: We completed a two-phase, head-to-head comparison of 12 continuous decoders using activities of daily living. In phase one, we compared two training types and a smoothing filter with three algorithms (modified Kalman filter, multi-layer perceptron, and convolutional neural network) in a clothespin relocation task. We compared training types that included only individual digit and wrist movements vs. combination movements (e.g., simultaneous grasp and wrist flexion). We also compared raw vs. nonlinearly smoothed algorithm outputs. In phase two, we compared the three algorithms in fragile egg, zipping, pouring, and folding tasks using the combination training and smoothing found beneficial in phase one. In both phases, we collected objective, performance-based (e.g., success rate), and subjective, user-focused (e.g., preference) measures. RESULTS: Phase one showed that combination training improved prosthesis control accuracy and speed, and that the nonlinear smoothing improved accuracy but generally reduced speed. Phase one importantly showed simultaneous movements were used in the task, and that the modified Kalman filter and multi-layer perceptron predicted more simultaneous movements than the convolutional neural network. In phase two, user-focused metrics favored the convolutional neural network and modified Kalman filter, whereas performance-based metrics were generally similar among all algorithms. CONCLUSIONS: These results confirm that state-of-the-art algorithms, whether linear or nonlinear in nature, functionally benefit from training on more complex data and from output smoothing. These studies will be used to select a decoder for a long-term take-home trial with implanted neuromyoelectric devices. Overall, clinical considerations may favor the mKF as it is similar in performance, faster to train, and computationally less expensive than neural networks. BioMed Central 2021-02-25 /pmc/articles/PMC7908731/ /pubmed/33632237 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12984-021-00839-x Text en © The Author(s) 2021 Open AccessThis article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, which permits use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons licence, and indicate if changes were made. The images or other third party material in this article are included in the article's Creative Commons licence, unless indicated otherwise in a credit line to the material. If material is not included in the article's Creative Commons licence and your intended use is not permitted by statutory regulation or exceeds the permitted use, you will need to obtain permission directly from the copyright holder. To view a copy of this licence, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/. The Creative Commons Public Domain Dedication waiver (http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/) applies to the data made available in this article, unless otherwise stated in a credit line to the data.
spellingShingle Research
Paskett, Michael D.
Brinton, Mark R.
Hansen, Taylor C.
George, Jacob A.
Davis, Tyler S.
Duncan, Christopher C.
Clark, Gregory A.
Activities of daily living with bionic arm improved by combination training and latching filter in prosthesis control comparison
title Activities of daily living with bionic arm improved by combination training and latching filter in prosthesis control comparison
title_full Activities of daily living with bionic arm improved by combination training and latching filter in prosthesis control comparison
title_fullStr Activities of daily living with bionic arm improved by combination training and latching filter in prosthesis control comparison
title_full_unstemmed Activities of daily living with bionic arm improved by combination training and latching filter in prosthesis control comparison
title_short Activities of daily living with bionic arm improved by combination training and latching filter in prosthesis control comparison
title_sort activities of daily living with bionic arm improved by combination training and latching filter in prosthesis control comparison
topic Research
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7908731/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33632237
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12984-021-00839-x
work_keys_str_mv AT paskettmichaeld activitiesofdailylivingwithbionicarmimprovedbycombinationtrainingandlatchingfilterinprosthesiscontrolcomparison
AT brintonmarkr activitiesofdailylivingwithbionicarmimprovedbycombinationtrainingandlatchingfilterinprosthesiscontrolcomparison
AT hansentaylorc activitiesofdailylivingwithbionicarmimprovedbycombinationtrainingandlatchingfilterinprosthesiscontrolcomparison
AT georgejacoba activitiesofdailylivingwithbionicarmimprovedbycombinationtrainingandlatchingfilterinprosthesiscontrolcomparison
AT davistylers activitiesofdailylivingwithbionicarmimprovedbycombinationtrainingandlatchingfilterinprosthesiscontrolcomparison
AT duncanchristopherc activitiesofdailylivingwithbionicarmimprovedbycombinationtrainingandlatchingfilterinprosthesiscontrolcomparison
AT clarkgregorya activitiesofdailylivingwithbionicarmimprovedbycombinationtrainingandlatchingfilterinprosthesiscontrolcomparison