Surface Electromyography-Controlled Pedestrian Collision Avoidance: A Driving Simulator Study

Drivers with disabilities such as hemiplegia or unilateral upper limb amputation restricting steering wheel operation to one arm could encounter the challenge of stabilizing vehicles during pedestrian collision avoidance. An sEMG-controlled assistance system was developed for these drivers enable rapid rotation only healthy arm. Test were recruited use Myo armband a sEMG-based interface perform avoidance in driving simulator. It hypothesized that would be comparable superior vehicle stability manual takeover from automated and conventional operation. The significantly results simulator trials confirm feasibility safe alternative benefit aforesaid disabilities.