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A survey of error analysis and calibration methods for MEMS triaxial accelerometers (2020)
Journal Article
Xiao, B., Jiang, Y., Liu, Q., Liu, X., & Sun, M. (2020). A survey of error analysis and calibration methods for MEMS triaxial accelerometers. Computers, Materials & Continua, 64(1), 389-399. https://doi.org/10.32604/cmc.2020.06092

MEMS accelerometers are widely used in various fields due to their small size and low cost, and have good application prospects. However, the low accuracy limits its range of applications. To ensure data accuracy and safety we need to calibrate MEMS... Read More about A survey of error analysis and calibration methods for MEMS triaxial accelerometers.

An optimized resource scheduling strategy for Hadoop speculative execution based on non-cooperative game schemes (2020)
Journal Article
Jiang, Y., Liu, Q., Dannah, W., Jin, D., Liu, X., & Sun, M. (2020). An optimized resource scheduling strategy for Hadoop speculative execution based on non-cooperative game schemes. Computers, Materials & Continua, 62(2), 713-729. https://doi.org/10.32604/cmc.2020.04604

Hadoop is a well-known parallel computing system for distributed computing and large-scale data processes. “Straggling” tasks, however, have a serious impact on task allocation and scheduling in a Hadoop system. Speculative Execution (SE) is an effic... Read More about An optimized resource scheduling strategy for Hadoop speculative execution based on non-cooperative game schemes.

A survey of lower limb rehabilitation systems and algorithms based on functional electrical stimulation (2020)
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Sun, M., Wu, X., & Liu, Q. (2020). A survey of lower limb rehabilitation systems and algorithms based on functional electrical stimulation. Computers, Materials & Continua, 62(1), 281-292. https://doi.org/10.32604/cmc.2020.06098

Functional electrical stimulation is a method of repairing a dysfunctional limb in a stroke patient by using low-intensity electrical stimulation. Currently, it is widely used in smart medical treatment for limb rehabilitation in stroke patients. In... Read More about A survey of lower limb rehabilitation systems and algorithms based on functional electrical stimulation.

Methods to characterize the real-world use of rollators using inertial sensors – a feasibility study (2019)
Journal Article
Sun, M., Kenney, L., Thies, S., & Costamagna, L. (2019). Methods to characterize the real-world use of rollators using inertial sensors – a feasibility study. IEEE Access, 7, https://doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2019.2919286

Rollators are widely used by people with mobility problems, but previous studies have been limited to self-report approaches when evaluating their real-world effectiveness. To support studies based on more robust datasets, a method to estimate mobili... Read More about Methods to characterize the real-world use of rollators using inertial sensors – a feasibility study.

A three-site clinical feasibility study of a flexible functional electrical stimulation system to support functional task practice for upper limb recovery in people with stroke (2019)
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Smith, C., Sun, M., Kenney, L., Howard, D., Luckie, H., Waring, K., …Cotterill, S. (2019). A three-site clinical feasibility study of a flexible functional electrical stimulation system to support functional task practice for upper limb recovery in people with stroke. Frontiers in Neurology, 10(227), https://doi.org/10.3389/fneur.2019.00227

Introduction: Of those people who survive a stroke, only between 40 and 70% regain upper limb dexterity. A number of reviews have suggested that functional electrical stimulation (FES) may have a beneficial effect on upper limb motor recovery. In lig... Read More about A three-site clinical feasibility study of a flexible functional electrical stimulation system to support functional task practice for upper limb recovery in people with stroke.

Prediction of setup times for an advanced upper limb functional electrical stimulation system (2018)
Journal Article
Smith, C., Kenney, L., Howard, D., Waring, K., Sun, M., Luckie, H., …Cotterill, S. (2018). Prediction of setup times for an advanced upper limb functional electrical stimulation system. Journal of Rehabilitation and Assistive Technologies Engineering, 5, https://doi.org/10.1177/2055668318802561

Introduction Rehabilitation devices take time to don, and longer or unpredictable setup time impacts on usage. This paper reports on the development of a model to predict setup time for upper limb functional electrical stimulation. Methods... Read More about Prediction of setup times for an advanced upper limb functional electrical stimulation system.

Logging therapy session data via an upper limb FES rehabilitation system (2018)
Presentation / Conference
Sun, M., Kenney, L., Howard, D., Smith, C., Waring, K., & Luckie, H. (2018, August). Logging therapy session data via an upper limb FES rehabilitation system. Presented at Annual Conference of the International Functional Electrical Stimulation Society, Nottwil, Switzerland

This paper reports on an approach to capturing real-time therapy session data using an upper limb functional electrical stimulation (FES) system to support our under-standing of its usability in clinical environments and to record therapy delivered.... Read More about Logging therapy session data via an upper limb FES rehabilitation system.

FES-UPP : a flexible functional electrical stimulation system to support upper limb functional activity practice (2018)
Journal Article
Sun, M., Smith, C., Howard, D., Kenney, L., Luckie, H., Waring, K., …Finn, S. (2018). FES-UPP : a flexible functional electrical stimulation system to support upper limb functional activity practice. Frontiers in Neuroscience, 12(449), https://doi.org/10.3389/fnins.2018.00449

There is good evidence supporting highly intensive, repetitive, activity-focused, voluntary-initiated practice as a key to driving recovery of upper limb function following stroke. Functional electrical stimulation (FES) offers a potential mechanism... Read More about FES-UPP : a flexible functional electrical stimulation system to support upper limb functional activity practice.

A novel method of using accelerometry for upper limb FES control (2016)
Journal Article
Sun, M., Kenney, L., Smith, C., Waring, K., Luckie, H., Liu, A., & Howard, D. (2016). A novel method of using accelerometry for upper limb FES control. Medical Engineering and Physics, 38(11), 1244-1250. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.medengphy.2016.06.005

This paper reports on a novel approach to using a 3-axis accelerometer to capture body segment angle for upper limb functional electrical stimulation (FES) control. The approach calculates the angle between the accelerome... Read More about A novel method of using accelerometry for upper limb FES control.

A flexible finite state controller for upper limb functional electrical stimulation (2016)
Presentation / Conference
Sun, M., Kenney, L., Smith, C., Waring, K., Luckie, H., & Howard, D. (2016, June). A flexible finite state controller for upper limb functional electrical stimulation. Poster presented at 20th Annual Conference of the International Functional Electrical Stimulation Society, La Grande-Motte, France

This paper reports on a flexible finite stage machine (FSM) controller for the real-time control of functional electrical stimulation (FES) during upper limb rehabilitation, and an associated setup Graphical User Interface (GUI) guides clinical users... Read More about A flexible finite state controller for upper limb functional electrical stimulation.

Novel methods of using accelerometry for upper limb FES control [conference paper] (2015)
Presentation / Conference
Sun, M., Howard, D., Kenney, L., Smith, C., Waring, K., & Luckie, H. (2015, May). Novel methods of using accelerometry for upper limb FES control [conference paper]. Presented at 5th Conference of the International Functional Electrical Stimulation Society (IFESS) UK & Ireland Chapter : Stimulating Technology for the Future, Sheffield, UK

Introduction: Accelerometry offers a low cost, low power solution to measuring body segment angle (BSA) relative to the gravity vector under quasi-static conditions. BSA may be used as an input to a state-machine based, upper limb functional electric... Read More about Novel methods of using accelerometry for upper limb FES control [conference paper].

The relationship between impairment, functional ability, hand-arm task complexity and set-up difficulty for an Advanced FES Rehab Tool (2013)
Presentation / Conference
Smith, C., Kenney, L., Howard, D., Waring, K., Sun, M., & Hardiker, N. (2013, April). The relationship between impairment, functional ability, hand-arm task complexity and set-up difficulty for an Advanced FES Rehab Tool. Poster presented at Fourth Conference of the UK and Ireland Chapter of the International Functional Electrical Stimulation Society (IFESSUKI), Southampton, UK

A model to predict setup time for a novel upper limb FES system
Presentation / Conference
Smith, C., Kenney, L., Howard, D., Hardiker, N., Waring, K., Sun, M., & Luckie, H. A model to predict setup time for a novel upper limb FES system. Poster presented at Fifth Conference of the UK and Ireland Chapter of the International Functional Electrical Stimulation Society (UKRI-IFESS), Sheffield, UK