Movement Control of Robot Using Surface Electromyogram Signal

The Electromyogram signals or EMG signals are generated whenever there is any muscular activity. These signals can be detected easily over the surface of the body. As these signals are generated whenever there is any muscular activity, so, we can recognize any muscular activity made by the human by measuring the amplitude of the signal. Based on decision made upon the amplitude of the EMG signal we can take many decisions or we can make machine of our interest. In simplest form any disabled person can turn on or turn of the machines just by contracting his fist. In this paper we have made an offline prototype of such machine which, in our case, will move the robot in one direction whenever there will be a sign of muscle contraction in the recorded EMG signal.