D MacIsaac

ECE Projects Currently Available:

Reliability in Myoelectric Parameter Estimation:

This project involves an investigation into the consistency in parameter estimation as derived from surface myoelectric signal measurements. Data will be collected under various conditions (contraction type, fatigue level...) repeatedly from multiple subjects to test for variablility in the measurements and estimation.

Quantification of ADC noise in EMG signals:

This project involves the development of a software solution which identifies and quantifyies noise in digital EMG recordings, due to ADC overranging and quantization. The solution will be developed and implemented in matlab as part of a larger system capapble of identifying and quantifying EMG contamination from various sources including amplifier saturation, motion artifact, electrode misplacement, powerline interference, crosstalk, and other physilogical sources of interference.

A Speech Activated Counter:

This project involves the development of a speech classification system and an electronic counter and display which are controlled by the speech classification system. These tasks require significant signal processing but limited digital control (available to more than 1 student).

 

For more Information, contact Dr MacIsaac

ECE Projects Previously Completed:

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• A Bruce, "Development of a Mobile Digital Interactive Marketing System," Undergraduate Thesis, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of New Brunswick, 2005.

• D Rogers, "Developing Research Tools for Muscle Fatigue Assessment - Generating a Mapping Index," Undergraduate Thesis, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of New Brunswick, 2005. - Award Winning

• S Belal, “Detecting Forgeries with a Neural Network,” Undergraduate Thesis, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of New Brunswick, 2004.

• F Utomo, B Sethaputra, “Creating a Modeling Tool for Simulating Myoelectric Signals”, Undergraduate Thesis, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of New Brunswick, 2004.

• C Duffley, "The Effects of Joint Angle and Muscle Force on Conduction Velocity Estimation", Undergraduate Thesis, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of New Brunswick, 2001 - Award Winning

• S Espino, "Using a Weight Elimination Neural Network to Classify Myoelectric Data", Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Universidad de las Americas-Puebla, 2001.

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