Entrenador virtual para el aprendizaje de Rutinas Motoras, en personas con ausencia de un miembro superior

Abstract

Research project in the field of augmentative aids for disabled people, has as a main objective assessing the learning of motor routines in a person with traumatic amputation on the distal side, by a virtual trainer controlled by myoelectric signals. This research is important because it prepares the individual for the use of a real prosthesis and, thus, on a cognitive level, the virtual coach can create a system of self-representation, which is a point of convergence in the visual feedback system and is proprioceptive. In addition, because of the relationship of manipulation - identification -transformation of objects, the brain provides new ways of approaching prior tasks and the possibility of starting new ones. For this investigation, a system for capturing and recognizing myoelectric signals and the observational learning model proposed, was designed, developed and validated.