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Mind-Controlled Robotics

A special issue of Micromachines (ISSN 2072-666X).

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 June 2015) | Viewed by 18236

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Prof. Dr. Dean M. Aslam

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Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, 2120 EB, Michigan State University, E. Lansing, MI 48824, USA
Interests: neural engineering: biomedical inexpensive micro systems (BIMS); renewable energy engineering; microdrones & robotics; transdisciplinary research & STEM education
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Dear Colleagues,

Inexpensive, non-invasive, and single-electrode EEG (electroencephalogram) technologies will play a key role in the following application areas: mind-controlled robots, drones, prosthetics, personal healthcare systems, smart homes, and smart hospitals/nursing-homes. Therefore, developing non-invasive and inexpensive EEGs and EMGs (electromyogram), based on wearable systems, is very important. Such technologies should benefit from the latest micro- and nanotechnologies. The Special Issue solicits original papers related to the title below.

Title: Non-invasive Mind-control of Robots and Other Systems Using Inexpensive EEG/EMG Electrodes

Prof. Dr. Dean M. Aslam
Guest Editor

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Keywords

  • brainwaves, their generation and uses
  • new electrode technologies for EEG/EMG
  • non-invasive and inexpensive brain computer interfaces
  • miniaturization of mind-controlled and wireless systems applications
  • mind-controlled robots, drones, prosthetics, personal healthcare systems, smart homes

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sBCI-Headset—Wearable and Modular Device for Hybrid Brain-Computer Interface
by Tatsiana Malechka, Tobias Tetzel, Ulrich Krebs, Diana Feuser and Axel Graeser
Micromachines 2015, 6(3), 291-311; https://doi.org/10.3390/mi6030291 - 27 Feb 2015
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Severely disabled people, like completely paralyzed persons either with tetraplegia or similar disabilities who cannot use their arms and hands, are often considered as a user group of Brain Computer Interfaces (BCI). In order to achieve high acceptance of the BCI by this [...] Read more.
Severely disabled people, like completely paralyzed persons either with tetraplegia or similar disabilities who cannot use their arms and hands, are often considered as a user group of Brain Computer Interfaces (BCI). In order to achieve high acceptance of the BCI by this user group and their supporters, the BCI system has to be integrated into their support infrastructure. Critical disadvantages of a BCI are the time consuming preparation of the user for the electroencephalography (EEG) measurements and the low information transfer rate of EEG based BCI. These disadvantages become apparent if a BCI is used to control complex devices. In this paper, a hybrid BCI is described that enables research for a Human Machine Interface (HMI) that is optimally adapted to requirements of the user and the tasks to be carried out. The solution is based on the integration of a Steady-state visual evoked potential (SSVEP)-BCI, an Event-related (de)-synchronization (ERD/ERS)-BCI, an eye tracker, an environmental observation camera, and a new EEG head cap for wearing comfort and easy preparation. The design of the new fast multimodal BCI (called sBCI) system is described and first test results, obtained in experiments with six healthy subjects, are presented. The sBCI concept may also become useful for healthy people in cases where a “hands-free” handling of devices is necessary. Full article
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Executed Movement Using EEG Signals through a Naive Bayes Classifier
by Juliano Machado and Alexandre Balbinot
Micromachines 2014, 5(4), 1082-1105; https://doi.org/10.3390/mi5041082 - 13 Nov 2014
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Recent years have witnessed a rapid development of brain-computer interface (BCI) technology. An independent BCI is a communication system for controlling a device by human intension, e.g., a computer, a wheelchair or a neuroprosthes is, not depending on the brain’s normal output pathways [...] Read more.
Recent years have witnessed a rapid development of brain-computer interface (BCI) technology. An independent BCI is a communication system for controlling a device by human intension, e.g., a computer, a wheelchair or a neuroprosthes is, not depending on the brain’s normal output pathways of peripheral nerves and muscles, but on detectable signals that represent responsive or intentional brain activities. This paper presents a comparative study of the usage of the linear discriminant analysis (LDA) and the naive Bayes (NB) classifiers on describing both right- and left-hand movement through electroencephalographic signal (EEG) acquisition. For the analysis, we considered the following input features: the energy of the segments of a band pass-filtered signal with the frequency band in sensorimotor rhythms and the components of the spectral energy obtained through the Welch method. We also used the common spatial pattern (CSP) filter, so as to increase the discriminatory activity among movement classes. By using the database generated by this experiment, we obtained hit rates up to 70%. The results are compatible with previous studies. Full article
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