TY - GEN
T1 - Extending the discrete selection capabilities of the P300 Speller to goal-oriented robotic arm control
AU - Johnson, Garett D.
AU - Waytowich, Nicholas R.
AU - Cox, Daniel J.
AU - Krusienski, Dean J.
PY - 2010
Y1 - 2010
N2 - A brain-computer interface (BCI), a system that translates a user's brain activity into device commands, can provide a non-muscular means for disabled individuals to interact with their environment. The P300 event-related potential, a transient brain response to a sensory stimulus, has been demonstrated to be a reliable brain signal for controlling a BCI. Traditionally, P300-based BCIs have been used for simple typing tasks using a P300 Speller application, which mimics the functionality of a computer keyboard. Here we extend the discrete selection capabilities of the P300 Speller to achieve high-level control of a 6 degree-of-freedom robotic arm. This study aims to determine if a user's performance, measured in accuracy and communication rate, is affected when a P300 Speller is used to control a robotic arm compared to simple typing. The results indicate that a user's performance is not significantly affected whether typing or controlling a robotic arm.
AB - A brain-computer interface (BCI), a system that translates a user's brain activity into device commands, can provide a non-muscular means for disabled individuals to interact with their environment. The P300 event-related potential, a transient brain response to a sensory stimulus, has been demonstrated to be a reliable brain signal for controlling a BCI. Traditionally, P300-based BCIs have been used for simple typing tasks using a P300 Speller application, which mimics the functionality of a computer keyboard. Here we extend the discrete selection capabilities of the P300 Speller to achieve high-level control of a 6 degree-of-freedom robotic arm. This study aims to determine if a user's performance, measured in accuracy and communication rate, is affected when a P300 Speller is used to control a robotic arm compared to simple typing. The results indicate that a user's performance is not significantly affected whether typing or controlling a robotic arm.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=78650339720&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1109/BIOROB.2010.5628039
DO - 10.1109/BIOROB.2010.5628039
M3 - Conference article
AN - SCOPUS:78650339720
SN - 9781424477081
T3 - 2010 3rd IEEE RAS and EMBS International Conference on Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics, BioRob 2010
SP - 572
EP - 575
BT - 2010 3rd IEEE RAS and EMBS International Conference on Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics, BioRob 2010
T2 - 2010 3rd IEEE RAS and EMBS International Conference on Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics, BioRob 2010
Y2 - 26 September 2010 through 29 September 2010
ER -