Title :
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
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;
Conference_Titel :
Aerospace and Electronics Conference, 1989. NAECON 1989., Proceedings of the IEEE 1989 National
Conference_Location :
Dayton, OH
DOI :
10.1109/NAECON.1989.40289
