MAXIMAL DYNAMIC-RANGE ELECTROTACTILE STIMULATION WAVE-FORMS
MAXIMAL DYNAMIC-RANGE ELECTROTACTILE STIMULATION WAVE-FORMS
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DOI：
10.1109/10.142645
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发表时间：
1992-07-01
影响因子：
4.6
通讯作者：
RADWIN, RG
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作者：
KACZMAREK, KA;WEBSTER, JG;RADWIN, RG
A new method to measure the dynamic range of electrotactile (electrocutaneous) stimulation uses both steepest ascent (gradient) and one-variable-at-a-time methods to determine the waveform variables that maximize the subjective magnitude (intensity) of the electrotactile percept at the maximal current without discomfort for balanced-biphasic pulse bursts presented at a 15-Hz rate. The magnitude at the maximal current without discomfort is maximized by the following waveform (range tested in parentheses): number of pulses/burst = 6 (1-20), pulse repetition rate within a burst = 350 Hz (200-1500), and phase width = 150-mu-s (40-350). The interphase interval (separation between positive and negative phases in a biphasic pulse) does not affect dynamic range from 0-500-mu-s.The number of pulses/burst has a large effect on the perceived dynamic range when this is measured using a subjective-magnitude-based algorithm, whereas it has little effect on the traditional dynamic range measure, i.e., (maximal current without discomfort)/(sensation threshold current). The perceived stimulus magnitude at the maximal current without discomfort is approximately twice as strong with 6 pulses/burst as it is with 1 pulse/burst (a frequently-used waveform).
