The Use of a Brain Computer Interface Remote Control to Navigate a Recreational Device

Abstract EN

People suffering from paralysis caused by serious neural disorder or spinal cord injury also need to be given a means of recreation other than general living aids.

Although there have been a proliferation of brain computer interface (BCI) applications, developments for recreational activities are scarcely seen.

The objective of this study is to develop a BCI-based remote control integrated with commercial devices such as the remote controlled Air Swimmer.

The brain is visually stimulated using boxes flickering at preprogrammed frequencies to activate a brain response.

After acquiring and processing these brain signals, the frequency of the resulting peak, which corresponds to the user’s selection, is determined by a decision model.

Consequently, a command signal is sent from the computer to the wireless remote controller via a data acquisition (DAQ) module.

A command selection training (CST) and simulated path test (SPT) were conducted by 12 subjects using the BCI control system and the experimental results showed a recognition accuracy rate of 89.51% and 92.31% for the CST and SPT, respectively.

The fastest information transfer rate demonstrated a response of 105 bits/min and 41.79 bits/min for the CST and SPT, respectively.

The BCI system was proven to be able to provide a fast and accurate response for a remote controller application.