A Design Method for IIR and FIR Digital Notch Filter Used to sEMG

Surface electromyography (sEMG) signals, a non-invasive bioelectric signal, can be used for the rehabilitation and control of artificial extremities. But this signal is so weak that the electrical voltages ranging from -5 to +5 mv. In order to eliminate the 50Hz noise included in sEMG and hold details of the signal, IIR50HZ notch filter and FIR 50Hz notch filter are design. The compared simulation results show that the application of FIR 50Hz is better than IIR 50Hz in sEMG patter recognition system.