EMG & EIMG measurement for Arm & Hand motions using custom made instrumentation based on Raspberry PI

Abstract

Recording and processing physiological signal that give intrinsic characteristics information is one of scientific community needs. Electromyography (EMG) and Electrical Impedance Myography (EIMG) are both non-invasive approaches to measure and evaluate the muscle conditions and activity. Z-RPI device is a custom-made measurement device developed basically for ECG and ICG records. This paper presents the feasibility of acquiring surface EMG and EIMG signal of biceps and forearm muscle contractions using the Z-RPI device. The results obtained are acceptable, encouraging and converge to literature result. Thus, it shows that the Z-RPI device can be used for relatively several biomedical applications other than the ECG and ICG measurement. For supporting developers in research and engineering education.