Multi-Stroke handwriting character recognition based on sEMG using convolutional-recurrent neural networks

Despite the increasing use of technology, handwriting has remained to date as an efficient means of communication. Certainly, handwriting is a critical motor skill for childrens cognitive development and academic success. This article presents a new methodology based on electromyographic signals to...

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Autores: Beltrán Hernández, José Guadalupe, Ruiz Pinales, José, López Rodríguez, Pedro, López Ramírez, José Luis, Aviña Cervantes, Juan Gabriel
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2020
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Sevilla (US)
Repositorio:idUS. Depósito de Investigación de la Universidad de Sevilla
OAI Identifier:oai:idus.us.es:11441/144844
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/11441/144844
https://doi.org/10.3934/mbe.2020293
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:surface EMG
long short-term memory
gated recurrent unit
convolutional neural networks
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Sumario:Despite the increasing use of technology, handwriting has remained to date as an efficient means of communication. Certainly, handwriting is a critical motor skill for childrens cognitive development and academic success. This article presents a new methodology based on electromyographic signals to recognize multi-user free-style multi-stroke handwriting characters. The approach proposes using powerful Deep Learning (DL) architectures for feature extraction and sequence recognition, such as convolutional and recurrent neural networks. This framework was thoroughly evaluated, obtaining an accuracy of 94.85%. The development of handwriting devices can be potentially applied in the creation of artificial intelligence applications to enhance communication and assist people with disabilities.