Bidirectional brain–computer interface aids robotic arm control

Author(s):  
Heather Wood
2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 35-40 ◽  
Author(s):  
Saad Abdullah ◽  
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Muhammad A. Khan ◽  
Mauro Serpelloni ◽  
Emilio Sardini ◽  
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Science ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 372 (6544) ◽  
pp. 831-836
Author(s):  
Sharlene N. Flesher ◽  
John E. Downey ◽  
Jeffrey M. Weiss ◽  
Christopher L. Hughes ◽  
Angelica J. Herrera ◽  
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Prosthetic arms controlled by a brain-computer interface can enable people with tetraplegia to perform functional movements. However, vision provides limited feedback because information about grasping objects is best relayed through tactile feedback. We supplemented vision with tactile percepts evoked using a bidirectional brain-computer interface that records neural activity from the motor cortex and generates tactile sensations through intracortical microstimulation of the somatosensory cortex. This enabled a person with tetraplegia to substantially improve performance with a robotic limb; trial times on a clinical upper-limb assessment were reduced by half, from a median time of 20.9 to 10.2 seconds. Faster times were primarily due to less time spent attempting to grasp objects, revealing that mimicking known biological control principles results in task performance that is closer to able-bodied human abilities.


Author(s):  
Muhammad Yasir Latif ◽  
Laiba Naeem ◽  
Tehmina Hafeez ◽  
Aasim Raheel ◽  
Sanay Muhammad Umar Saeed ◽  
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Author(s):  
Abhay Patil

Abstract: There are roughly 21 million handicapped people in India, which is comparable to 2.2% of the complete populace. These people are affected by various neuromuscular problems. To empower them to articulate their thoughts, one can supply them with elective and augmentative correspondence. For this, a Brain-Computer Interface framework (BCI) has been assembled to manage this specific need. The basic assumption of the venture reports the plan, working just as a testing impersonation of a man's arm which is intended to be powerfully just as kinematically exact. The conveyed gadget attempts to take after the movement of the human hand by investigating the signs delivered by cerebrum waves. The cerebrum waves are really detected by sensors in the Neurosky headset and produce alpha, beta, and gamma signals. Then, at that point, this sign is examined by the microcontroller and is then acquired onto the engineered hand by means of servo engines. A patient that experiences an amputee underneath the elbow can acquire from this specific biomechanical arm. Keywords: Brainwaves, Brain Computer Interface, Arduino, EEG sensor, Neurosky Mindwave Headset, Robotic arm


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