Bęczkowska Sylwia Agata, Grabarek Iwona, Zysk Zuzanna
Faculty of Transport, Warsaw University of Technology, 00-662 Warsaw, Poland.
Sensors (Basel). 2025 Jul 9;25(14):4280. doi: 10.3390/s25144280.
The aim of this study was to analyze the activation of selected upper limb muscles. For the purposes of this article, we present results concerning the following muscles: triceps brachii, anterior and posterior deltoid, and trapezius in women aged 50 and above during simulated riding of the Torqway device, using surface electromyography (sEMG). The primary objective was to compare muscle activity across two movement phases: active and passive. Accordingly, the following research hypotheses were formulated: muscle activity (measured by RMS values) will be significantly higher during the active phase compared to the passive phase, and MPF (mean power frequency) values will decrease over time, indicating the onset of muscle fatigue. Additionally, the potential of surface electromyography was assessed as a diagnostic tool for evaluating ergonomics and muscle effort in the context of designing personalized mobility devices for older adults. As the study of the Torqway device represents a pioneering research effort, this publication makes a significant contribution to the biomechanical analysis of new forms of active mobility supported by wearable sensor technologies.
本研究的目的是分析特定上肢肌肉的激活情况。在本文中,我们展示了使用表面肌电图(sEMG)对50岁及以上女性在模拟骑行Torqway设备过程中肱三头肌、三角肌前束和后束以及斜方肌的相关研究结果。主要目的是比较两个运动阶段(主动和被动)的肌肉活动。因此,制定了以下研究假设:与被动阶段相比,主动阶段的肌肉活动(通过均方根值测量)将显著更高,并且平均功率频率(MPF)值将随时间降低,表明肌肉疲劳的开始。此外,在为老年人设计个性化移动设备的背景下,评估了表面肌电图作为评估人体工程学和肌肉用力的诊断工具的潜力。由于对Torqway设备的研究是一项开创性的研究工作,本出版物对可穿戴传感器技术支持的新型主动移动形式的生物力学分析做出了重大贡献。