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However, machine learning models used in this context, such as Linear Discriminant Analysis (LDA) and Support Vector Machine (SVM), typically experience performance degradation when modeling the gait cycle with more than just stance and swing phases. This study introduces a generalized phasor-based feature extraction approach (PHASOR) that captures spatial myoelectric features to improve the performance of LDA and SVM in gait phase recognition. A publicly available dataset of 40 subjects was used to evaluate PHASOR against state-of-the-art feature sets in a five-phase gait recognition problem. Additionally, fully data-driven deep learning architectures, such as Rocket and Mini-Rocket, were included for comparison. The separability index (SI) and mean semi-principal axis (MSA) analyses showed mean SI and MSA metrics of 7.7 and 0.5, respectively, indicating the proposed approach\u2019s ability to effectively decode gait phases through EMG activity. The SVM classifier demonstrated the highest accuracy of 82% using a five-fold leave-one-trial-out testing approach, outperforming Rocket and Mini-Rocket. 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