Analysis of a commercial EEG device for the control of a robot arm

Author

Ranky, G.N. ; Adamovich, S.

Author_Institution

Biomed. Eng. Dept., New Jersey Inst. of Technol., Newark, NJ, USA

fYear

2010

fDate

26-28 March 2010

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

2

Abstract

A BMI using Electroencephalography (EEG) input, known as the Emotiv EPOCÂ¿ was tested with an external robotic arm to determine if it was suitable for control of peripherals. Within 2 weeks of training, subjects maintained or improved axial control of the robot arm, and reduced their overall performance time. Although the EPOCÂ¿ does require further testing and development, its adaptability to multiple software programs, users and peripherals allows it to serve both Virtual Rehabilitation and device control in the immediate future.

Keywords

brain-computer interfaces; electroencephalography; manipulators; medical robotics; patient rehabilitation; virtual reality; BMI; EPOC; adaptability; device control; electroencephalography; multiple software programs; peripheral control; robot arm axial control; robotic manipulator arm; virtual rehabilitation; Biomedical electrodes; Biomedical imaging; Delay; Electroencephalography; Manipulator dynamics; Neurons; Robot control; Sampling methods; Scalp; Testing;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Bioengineering Conference, Proceedings of the 2010 IEEE 36th Annual Northeast

Conference_Location

New York, NY

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-6879-9

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/NEBC.2010.5458188

Filename

5458188