Datasets:
license: gpl-3.0
task_categories:
- other
language:
- en
tags:
- electromyography
- emg
- motor-unit-decomposition
- blind-source-separation
- dynamic-contraction
- synthetic
- neuromuscular
size_categories:
- n<1K
pretty_name: MUniverse Dynamic EMG Benchmark v2
MUniverse Dynamic EMG Benchmark v2
336 synthetic non-stationary surface EMG recordings for benchmarking motor-unit decomposition algorithms under dynamic joint motion. 21 motor-unit pool combinations (26–113 MUs) × 5 simulated subjects × 7 forearm muscles × 8 conditions (sinusoidal/triangular wrist Flexion–Extension at two amplitudes × two SNR levels), at 70-ch and 320-ch electrode configurations.
Files
| File | Size | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
recordings.tar.gz |
4.7 GB | The 336 .npz recordings (benchmark_v2/{ch070,ch320}/) |
reproducibility_bundle.zip |
36 KB | Scripts, manifests, NeuroMotion patch, PBS templates |
benchmark_spec.json |
7 KB | Declarative spec: subjects, muscles, conditions, combos |
README.md |
8 KB | This page (also inside the bundle, as the canonical reproduction guide) |
SHA256:
recordings.tar.gz:715458efd70ca8932e1e45a642698fa11a4446e0352dbe1840e0a7e251544f56reproducibility_bundle.zip:f4e034726a5c2afd60f408d3e32d63be074a586235316c38926feafd3d3e0988
Quick load
import numpy as np
d = np.load("benchmark_v2/ch320/SA10-hi_ECU_sub03_N055.npz", allow_pickle=True)
emg = d["emg"] # (T, 320) float32
spike_mu_0 = d["spike_mu_0"] # (n_spikes,) int64 — ground-truth indices
angle_profile = d["angle_profile"] # (T,) joint angle in degrees
effort_profile = d["effort_profile"] # (T,) effort, fraction MVC
fs = int(d["fs"]) # 2048
See benchmark_spec.json for the full parameter grid (8 conditions × 21 combos × 2 channel configs = 336).
Reproduction
The dataset is fully reproducible from open code: NeuroMotion + BioMime → MUAP libraries → crosstalk filtering → NeuroMotion synthesis. Stage-by-stage scripts and PBS templates are inside reproducibility_bundle.zip. The original README (which lives at experiments/v2/README.md inside the bundle) walks through all five stages.
Original reproducibility README
Below is the canonical reproduction guide as it appears inside reproducibility_bundle.zip.
Complete configuration, scripts, and metadata to regenerate the v2 benchmark: 336 non-stationary EMG recordings across 21 motor-unit pool combinations (26–113 MUs), 5 subjects, 7 muscle types, and 8 conditions (sinusoid/triangular angle × 2 difficulties × 2 SNR).
The benchmark was generated using MUniverse as-is — no modifications to the core package except a single small patch to NeuroMotion's Triangular angle-profile generator (included in scripts/patches/). The story of this bundle is:
- Generate 40 MUAP libraries using NeuroMotion+BioMime (5 subjects × 8 muscles at Flex-Ext DOF).
- Analyze pairwise MUAP similarity, filter each library to a "crosstalk-clean" subset.
- Use NeuroMotion to synthesize 336 EMG recordings from those clean subsets, each exposed to different rotation profiles and noise levels.
Contents
experiments/v2/
├── README.md # This file
├── benchmark_spec.json # Declarative specification (reviewer-readable)
├── combos.json # The 21 subject-muscle-threshold combos used
├── scripts/ # Scripts used, in execution order
│ ├── 01_generate_muap_caches.py # Stage 1: Run BioMime to make 40 caches (GPU)
│ ├── 02_analyze_crosstalk.py # Stage 2: Pairwise similarity analysis
│ ├── 03_create_clean_caches.py # Stage 3: Filter each cache to a clean subset
│ ├── 04_generate_recordings.py # Stage 4: Run NeuroMotion on clean caches
│ ├── 05_fix_triangular.py # Stage 5: Bug fix, regenerate triangular only
│ ├── build_metadata.py # (meta) Generates the manifest CSVs below
│ └── patches/
│ └── neuromotion_triangular_symmetric.patch # NeuroMotion fix
└── metadata/
├── muap_caches_manifest.csv # 40 caches with shapes, fiber density, sha256
├── combos_manifest.csv # 21 clean combo pools
├── conditions_manifest.csv # 8 condition definitions
└── recordings_manifest.csv # 336 recordings with full parameters
Prerequisites
MUniverse — tested against
dynamic_zi_resamplingbranch (seegit log). Clone the repo and install:git clone https://github.com/dfarinagroup/muniverse muniverse-live cd muniverse-live git checkout dynamic_zi_resampling pip install -e .NeuroMotion Singularity/Docker image —
pranavm19/muniverse-test:neuromotion:cd src/environment singularity pull muniverse-test_neuromotion.sif docker://pranavm19/muniverse-test:neuromotionNeuroMotion triangular patch — apply to
src/muniverse/data_generation/_run_neuromotion.py:cd muniverse-live git apply experiments/v2/scripts/patches/neuromotion_triangular_symmetric.patch(Or just copy the
Triangularbranch from that file into your_run_neuromotion.pyline ~434.)Hardware:
- Stage 1 (MUAP generation): GPU — each of 40 caches takes ~2-3 min on A40 / RTX6000.
- Stages 2–5: CPU only.
Disk:
- MUAP caches: ~95 GB permanent
- Clean caches: ~8 GB
- Recordings: ~5 GB
- Raw outputs + configs: ~10 GB ephemeral (safe to delete after gen)
Reproduction Steps
Stage 1: Generate 40 MUAP caches (GPU, ~1.5 hours)
Each cache is a (num_mus, 130, 10, 32, 96) numpy array — MUAPs over 130 angle steps for each MU on a 10×32 electrode grid.
# Generate all 40 (5 subjects × 8 muscles at Flex-Ext DOF)
python experiments/v2/scripts/01_generate_muap_caches.py
The script edits these hardcoded paths — adjust before running:
CACHE_ROOT: where to write the cachesRAW_ROOT: scratch dir for container outputs (ephemeral is fine)SIF_PATH: path to the NeuroMotion Singularity image
Output: <CACHE_ROOT>/cache_sub-simXX/subject_X_{MUSCLE}_Flexion-Extension_muaps.npy + _metadata.json + _mn_properties.csv.
Stage 2: Crosstalk analysis (CPU, ~5 min)
python experiments/v2/scripts/02_analyze_crosstalk.py
Discovers all Flex-Ext caches, computes pairwise cosine similarity at mid-pose, and writes clean-subset selections at thresholds 0.75 / 0.80 / 0.85 / 0.90 to:
experiments/results/crosstalk_v3/exp_crosstalk_clean_subsets.json
Stage 3: Create 21 clean caches (CPU, ~1 min)
python experiments/v2/scripts/03_create_clean_caches.py
Reads the crosstalk JSON and writes 21 filtered caches to experiments/clean_caches_v2/ (organized as {tier}/sub{N}_{muscle}_thr{XX}/...). Also writes combos.json — the master list consumed by Stage 4.
Stage 4: Generate 336 recordings (CPU, ~55 min)
python experiments/v2/scripts/04_generate_recordings.py \
--config experiments/clean_caches_v2/combos.json
For each combo, runs the container 8 times (one per condition), post-processes into 2 channel configs (ch070 + ch320), and writes:
<BENCHMARK_ROOT>/ch{070,320}/{cond}_{muscle}_sub{N}_N{K}.npz
Stage 5 (only if you hit the bug): Fix triangular recordings
If you run Stage 4 without the NeuroMotion patch applied, the 168 triangular recordings will have flat 0° angle profiles. To detect: check any TA*.npz file — angle_profile should oscillate ±sin_amplitude.
If buggy, patch NeuroMotion and regenerate just the triangular recordings:
# Submit as array job (21 combos × ~3 min each)
qsub experiments/v2/run_regenerate_triangular.pbs
# Or run interactively, one combo at a time
for i in {0..20}; do
python experiments/v2/scripts/05_fix_triangular.py --combo-idx $i
done
Rebuild metadata CSVs
python experiments/v2/scripts/build_metadata.py
Regenerates metadata/*.csv from the actual files on disk (useful for validation).
Data Format
Each recording is a .npz file following /BENCHMARK_DATA_FORMAT.md with:
| Key | Shape | Description |
|---|---|---|
emg |
(T, M) float32 |
EMG samples-first |
spike_mu_{i} |
(n_spikes,) int64 |
GT spike sample indices per MU (empty for inactive) |
angle_profile |
(T,) |
Joint angle over time (deg) |
effort_profile |
(T,) |
Effort over time (fraction MVC) |
fs, n_channels, n_samples, muscle, subject_seed, af, ... |
scalars | Full parameters |
Conditions Summary
All 8 conditions use constant effort at 50% MVC with 0.3 Hz sinusoid/triangle. Duration 10s, fs=2048.
| ID | Angle Profile | af (fraction of ±65°) | ±deg | SNR (dB) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SA05-hi | Sinusoid | 0.5 | ±32.5 | 25 |
| SA05-lo | Sinusoid | 0.5 | ±32.5 | 20 |
| SA10-hi | Sinusoid | 1.0 | ±65.0 | 25 |
| SA10-lo | Sinusoid | 1.0 | ±65.0 | 20 |
| TA05-hi | Triangular | 0.5 | ±32.5 | 25 |
| TA05-lo | Triangular | 0.5 | ±32.5 | 20 |
| TA10-hi | Triangular | 1.0 | ±65.0 | 25 |
| TA10-lo | Triangular | 1.0 | ±65.0 | 20 |
Combo Summary
21 combos grouped into 3 pool-size tiers:
| Tier | # Combos | Pool range | Typical recording |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small | 6 | 26–45 MUs | PL × 3 subjects + FCU_h + ECRL + FDSI |
| Medium | 8 | 47–74 MUs | ECU, FDSI, EDI, ECRB, FCU_u |
| Large | 7 | 77–113 MUs | EDI, ECU, ECRB, FCU_u at threshold 0.90 |
See combos.json / metadata/combos_manifest.csv for the exact list.
Verification
After reproduction, verify the dataset is correct:
# Compare against recordings_manifest.csv (336 rows)
python experiments/v2/scripts/build_metadata.py
diff <(sort experiments/v2/metadata/recordings_manifest.csv) <(sort <your-regenerated>/recordings_manifest.csv)
MUAP cache SHA256 hashes (first 16 hex chars) are in metadata/muap_caches_manifest.csv for integrity checking of the Stage 1 outputs.
Citation
<pending — paper in prep>
License
Same as MUniverse core (GPL-3.0).