ACTIVATING A NON-ISOMETRIC FUNCTIONAL MOVEMENT THROUGH ELECTRICAL STIMULATION

摘要

One embodiment of the present invention provides a system that activates a muscle to produce a functional movement in a subject through electrical stimulation. During operation, the system first obtains a non isometric model which defines a functional movement associated with the muscle in response to electrical stimulation of the muscle. Next, the system uses the non isometric model to compute an electrical stimulation which produces a desired functional movement in the subject. The system then applies the computed electrical stimulation to the muscle to produce the desired functional movement in the subject.