Brain computer interface using motor imagery and facial expressions to control a mobile robot

James Kuffuor, Biswanath Samanta

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Abstract

A study is presented on brain computer interface (BCI) using motor imagery (MI) and facial expressions to control a mobile robot. Traditionally, only MI signals are used in BCI applications. In this paper a hybrid approach of using both MI and facial expression stimulations for BCI is proposed. Electroencephalography (EEG) signals were acquired using a sensor system and processed for several MI and facial expressions to extract characteristic features. The features were used to train support vector machine (SVM) based classifiers and the trained classifiers were used to recognize test signals for correct identification of MI and facial expressions. A system was developed to implement the BCI using MI and facial expressions to control a mobile robot. Results of training using MI and facial expressions, individually and together are presented for comparison. The combined features from MI and facial expression stimulations were found to give performance similar to facial expressions but better than MI only.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationAdvances in Control Design Methods; Advances in Nonlinear Control; Advances in Robotics; Assistive and Rehabilitation Robotics; Automotive Dynamics and Emerging Powertrain Technologies; Automotive Systems; Bio Engineering Applications; Bio-Mechatronics and Physical Human Robot Interaction; Biomedical and Neural Systems; Biomedical and Neural Systems Modeling, Diagnostics, and Healthcare
PublisherAmerican Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
ISBN (Electronic)9780791851890
DOIs
StatePublished - 2018
EventASME 2018 Dynamic Systems and Control Conference, DSCC 2018 - Atlanta, United States
Duration: Sep 30 2018Oct 3 2018

Publication series

NameASME 2018 Dynamic Systems and Control Conference, DSCC 2018
Volume1

Conference

ConferenceASME 2018 Dynamic Systems and Control Conference, DSCC 2018
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityAtlanta
Period09/30/1810/3/18

Scopus Subject Areas

  • Control and Systems Engineering
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering

Keywords

  • Brain computer interface
  • Common spatial patterns
  • Electroencephalography
  • Facial expression
  • Independent component analysis
  • Motor imagery
  • Power spectral Density
  • Support vector machine

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