Volume 16 No 2 (2018)
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Design of a Microelectronic Neurobridge Device for the Paralyzed Limbs and Motor Function Reconstruction
Kun Liu , Jieshu Gao
Abstract
To reconstruct the motor and sensory functions of human following brain nerve injury, we design a microelectronic
neurobridge device as a replacement for the impaired brain nervous tissues. The sensory and motor functions are
reconstructed for the paralyzed limbs. Models of this system are established along with the motor nerve signal
detection device, signal acquisition device, microelectronic neurobridge testing machine, fast algorithm validation
platform and action potential detection and recognition circuit. To solve the problem of low accuracy in detecting
action potentials, we propose the core algorithm for the microelectronic neurobridge. This algorithm is based on
constraints on amplitude thresholds and differential thresholds, and the time domain features are considered. The
type feature vectors are obtained by K-means clustering with higher sensitivity and specificity. Real-time detection
and processing of signals are achieved by using real-time fast algorithm. Human hand movement is detected by the
double-channel microelectronic neurobridge device. Our findings provide a new solution to restore the motor
functions of paralyzed patients.
Keywords
Paralysis, Brain Nerve Injury, Microelectronic Neurobridge, Action Potential Detection, Motor Function Reconstruction
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