Functional electrical stimulation monitoring by bending sensitive magnetostrictive bilayer sensors

Issue title: Proceedings of the twelfth International Symposium on Interdisciplinary Electromagnetic, Mechanic and Biomedical Problems, ISEM Bad Gastein

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Mehnen, L.^{a; *} | Kaniusas, E.^a | Kosel, J.^a | Pfützner, H.^a | Meydan, T.^b | Vazquez, M.^c | Rohn, M.^d | Merlo, A.M.^e | Marquardt, B.^f | Sauermann, S.^g

Affiliations: [a] Vienna University of Technology 27, 1040 Vienna, Austria | [b] Wolfson Centre for Magnetics Technology, Cardiff University, UK | [c] Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales de Madrid, CSIC, Spain | [d] Profactor, Steyr, Austria | [e] Centro Ricerche Fiat – Vehicles, Torino, Italy | [f] ELCAT, Wolfratshausen, Germany | [g] BMTP, AKHm Wien, Austria

Correspondence: [*] Corresponding author. Tel.: +43 1 58801 351 22; Fax: +43 1 58801 351 22; E-mail: lars.mehnen@tuwien.ac.at

Abstract: A novel sensor system is presented utilizing bending sensitive bilayers. The sensor system detects the contraction-dynamics of the upper femoral musculature during electric stimulation for diagnostics of muscle fibre recruitment and muscle twitch-dynamics in functional electrical stimulation.

Keywords: Amorphous, magnetostriction, bimetal, bending sensor, functional electrical stimulation

DOI: 10.3233/JAE-2007-842

Journal: International Journal of Applied Electromagnetics and Mechanics, vol. 25, no. 1-4, pp. 485-488, 2007