abstract = "We investigate the applicability of an evolvable
hardware classifier architecture for electromyography
(EMG) data from the BioSleeve wearable human-machine
interface, with the goal of having embedded training
and classification. We investigate classification
accuracy for datasets with 17 and 11 gestures and
compare to results of Support Vector Machines (SVM) and
Random Forest classifiers. Classification accuracies
are 91.5percent for 17 gestures and 94.4percent for 11
gestures. Initial results for a field programmable
array (FPGA) implementation of the classifier
architecture are reported, showing that the classifier
architecture fits in a Xilinx XC6SLX45 FPGA. We also
investigate a bagging-inspired approach for training
the individual components of the classifier with a
subset of the full training data. While showing some
improvement in classification accuracy, it also proves
useful for reducing the number of training instances
and thus reducing the training time for the
classifier.",