Title :
Environment Control Using BCI
Author :
Singla, Rajesh ; Pahuja, Roop ; Pahuja, SK
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Instrum. & Control Eng., Dr BR Ambedkar Nat. Inst. of Technol., Jalandhar
Abstract :
Brain-Computer Interfaces (BCI) are developed to help locked-in patients, who lose control of their bodies and are unable to perform simple tasks such as speech, locomotion, and can´t even effectively interact, with their environment. BCI shows promise in allowing these individuals to interact with a computer using EEC A Brain Computer Interface is a communication system in which messages or commands that an individual sends to the external world do not pass through the brain´s normal output pathways of peripheral nerves and muscles. This type of interface would increase an individual´s independence, leading to an improved quality of life and reduced social costs. A system is created to allow individuals, with the help of BCI, to control wide variety of home appliances via a computer, and allows tasks such as light switching and turning appliances on and off.
Keywords :
electroencephalography; handicapped aids; medical control systems; muscle; neurophysiology; brain-computer interfaces; communication system; environment control; locked-in patients; muscles; peripheral nerves; Brain computer interfaces; Communication system control; Computer interfaces; Computer peripherals; Control systems; Costs; Home appliances; Lighting control; Muscles; Speech;
Conference_Titel :
Bioinformatics and Biomedical Engineering, 2007. ICBBE 2007. The 1st International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Wuhan
Print_ISBN :
1-4244-1120-3
DOI :
10.1109/ICBBE.2007.333