Study on the Effectiveness of Interactive Systems Using Electromyography

The paper presented an intuitive control system using electromyography (EMG) data that is obtained from the Myo gesture control armband. The aim of this study is to enable users to control multiple devices with a single EMG device in an intuitive way. The presented system shows the ability of EMG-based gestures to control Phillips Hue that allow user to control light bulb by simple hand movements. Moreover, the authors also developed new functionalities, which is according to users’ preferences, to register gestures. These functions aim to improve the usability and enhance the naturalness of operations. Additionally, unique gestures, which less common in everyday life, is defined to reduce misrecognition when switching between different devices. Furthermore, to achieve reliable and accurate recognition of multiple gestures, the Support Vector Machine (SVM) models is considered to be a machine learning method for training processed EMG data. The experiment results demonstrate significant improvements in user experience and practical applicability in various interactive scenarios.