Brain actuated control of a roll axis tracking simulator

Author

Junker, Andrew M. ; Schnurer, John H. ; Ingle, David F. ; Downey, Craig W.

Author_Institution

Armstrong Aerosp. Med. Res. Lab., Wright-Patterson AFB, OH, USA

fYear

1989

fDate

22-26 May 1989

Firstpage

714

Abstract

A three-channel lock-in amplifier system (LAS-3) was used to obtain an artifact-free brain resonance signal at a specified frequency. Lead-lag compensation of the LAS-3 gain signal was investigated as a means to produce brain-actuated control. A roll axis tracking simulator (RATS) was used as a kinesthetically salient control/feedback environment. A methodology for using the derivative of selected brain resonances as a control signal in the kinesthetically salient environment of the RATS is discussed. Preliminary results indicate that participants feel the onset of control in the kinesthetically salient environment (RATS) at an earlier point than subjects who trained in a totally static mode

Keywords

aerospace control; aerospace simulation; biocontrol; bioelectric potentials; brain; man-machine systems; LAS-3 gain signal; artifact-free brain resonance signal; bioelectric potentials; brain actuated control; brain-actuated control; kinesthetically salient environment; lead lag compensation; roll axis tracking simulator; three-channel lock-in amplifier system; Amplifiers; Brain modeling; Control systems; Electrodes; Electroencephalography; Frequency; Laboratories; Medical control systems; Resonance; Scalp;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Aerospace and Electronics Conference, 1989. NAECON 1989., Proceedings of the IEEE 1989 National

Conference_Location

Dayton, OH

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/NAECON.1989.40289

Filename

40289