scholarly journals Artificial Intelligence Algorithms in Visual Evoked Potential-Based Brain-Computer Interfaces for Motor Rehabilitation Applications: Systematic Review and Future Directions

2021 ◽  
Vol 15 ◽  
Author(s):  
Josefina Gutierrez-Martinez ◽  
Jorge A. Mercado-Gutierrez ◽  
Blanca E. Carvajal-Gámez ◽  
Jorge L. Rosas-Trigueros ◽  
Adrian E. Contreras-Martinez
Keyword(s):  
Artificial Intelligence ◽  
Information Transfer ◽  
Performance Metrics ◽  
Visual Stimulation ◽  
Learning Algorithm ◽  
Support Vector ◽  
Motor Rehabilitation ◽  
Linear Discriminant ◽  
Deep Learning Algorithm ◽  
Meta Analyses

Brain-Computer Interface (BCI) is a technology that uses electroencephalographic (EEG) signals to control external devices, such as Functional Electrical Stimulation (FES). Visual BCI paradigms based on P300 and Steady State Visually Evoked potentials (SSVEP) have shown high potential for clinical purposes. Numerous studies have been published on P300- and SSVEP-based non-invasive BCIs, but many of them present two shortcomings: (1) they are not aimed for motor rehabilitation applications, and (2) they do not report in detail the artificial intelligence (AI) methods used for classification, or their performance metrics. To address this gap, in this paper the PRISMA (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses) methodology was applied to prepare a systematic literature review (SLR). Papers older than 10 years, repeated or not related to a motor rehabilitation application, were excluded. Of all the studies, 51.02% referred to theoretical analysis of classification algorithms. Of the remaining, 28.48% were for spelling, 12.73% for diverse applications (control of wheelchair or home appliances), and only 7.77% were focused on motor rehabilitation. After the inclusion and exclusion criteria were applied and quality screening was performed, 34 articles were selected. Of them, 26.47% used the P300 and 55.8% the SSVEP signal. Five applications categories were established: Rehabilitation Systems (17.64%), Virtual Reality environments (23.52%), FES (17.64%), Orthosis (29.41%), and Prosthesis (11.76%). Of all the works, only four performed tests with patients. The most reported machine learning (ML) algorithms used for classification were linear discriminant analysis (LDA) (48.64%) and support vector machine (16.21%), while only one study used a deep learning algorithm: a Convolutional Neural Network (CNN). The reported accuracy ranged from 38.02 to 100%, and the Information Transfer Rate from 1.55 to 49.25 bits per minute. While LDA is still the most used AI algorithm, CNN has shown promising results, but due to their high technical implementation requirements, many researchers do not justify its implementation as worthwile. To achieve quick and accurate online BCIs for motor rehabilitation applications, future works on SSVEP-, P300-based and hybrid BCIs should focus on optimizing the visual stimulation module and the training stage of ML and DL algorithms.

scholarly journals Artificial Intelligence-Based Wearable Robotic Exoskeletons for Upper Limb Rehabilitation: A Review

Sensors ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (6) ◽  
pp. 2146
Author(s):  
Manuel Andrés Vélez-Guerrero ◽  
Mauro Callejas-Cuervo ◽  
Stefano Mazzoleni
Keyword(s):  
Artificial Intelligence ◽  
Upper Limb ◽  
Main Trend ◽  
Motor Rehabilitation ◽  
Rehabilitation Process ◽  
Upper Limb Rehabilitation ◽  
Multiple Sensors ◽  
Meta Analyses ◽  
Limb Rehabilitation ◽  
And Control

Processing and control systems based on artificial intelligence (AI) have progressively improved mobile robotic exoskeletons used in upper-limb motor rehabilitation. This systematic review presents the advances and trends of those technologies. A literature search was performed in Scopus, IEEE Xplore, Web of Science, and PubMed using the PRISMA (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses) methodology with three main inclusion criteria: (a) motor or neuromotor rehabilitation for upper limbs, (b) mobile robotic exoskeletons, and (c) AI. The period under investigation spanned from 2016 to 2020, resulting in 30 articles that met the criteria. The literature showed the use of artificial neural networks (40%), adaptive algorithms (20%), and other mixed AI techniques (40%). Additionally, it was found that in only 16% of the articles, developments focused on neuromotor rehabilitation. The main trend in the research is the development of wearable robotic exoskeletons (53%) and the fusion of data collected from multiple sensors that enrich the training of intelligent algorithms. There is a latent need to develop more reliable systems through clinical validation and improvement of technical characteristics, such as weight/dimensions of devices, in order to have positive impacts on the rehabilitation process and improve the interactions among patients, teams of health professionals, and technology.

scholarly journals Deep learning-based framework for the distinction of membranous nephropathy: a new approach through hyperspectral imagery

2021 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Tianqi Tu ◽  
Xueling Wei ◽  
Yue Yang ◽  
Nianrong Zhang ◽  
Wei Li ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Deep Learning ◽  
Renal Biopsy ◽  
Membranous Nephropathy ◽  
Learning Algorithm ◽  
Hyperspectral Imagery ◽  
Chinese Patients ◽  
Support Vector ◽  
Deep Learning Algorithm ◽  
The Difference ◽  
Complex Deposition

Abstract Background Common subtypes seen in Chinese patients with membranous nephropathy (MN) include idiopathic membranous nephropathy (IMN) and hepatitis B virus-related membranous nephropathy (HBV-MN). However, the morphologic differences are not visible under the light microscope in certain renal biopsy tissues. Methods We propose here a deep learning-based framework for processing hyperspectral images of renal biopsy tissue to define the difference between IMN and HBV-MN based on the component of their immune complex deposition. Results The proposed framework can achieve an overall accuracy of 95.04% in classification, which also leads to better performance than support vector machine (SVM)-based algorithms. Conclusion IMN and HBV-MN can be correctly separated via the deep learning framework using hyperspectral imagery. Our results suggest the potential of the deep learning algorithm as a new method to aid in the diagnosis of MN.

Using geometric constraints to improve performance of image classifiers for automatic segmentation of traffic signs

GEOMATICA ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 1-23
Author(s):  
Roholah Yazdan ◽  
Masood Varshosaz ◽  
Saied Pirasteh ◽  
Fabio Remondino
Keyword(s):  
Deep Learning ◽  
Learning Algorithm ◽  
Automatic Segmentation ◽  
Geometric Constraints ◽  
Support Vector ◽  
Svm Classifier ◽  
Data Set ◽  
Traffic Signs ◽  
Deep Learning Algorithm ◽  
Comparison Results

Automatic detection and recognition of traffic signs from images is an important topic in many applications. At first, we segmented the images using a classification algorithm to delineate the areas where the signs are more likely to be found. In this regard, shadows, objects having similar colours, and extreme illumination changes can significantly affect the segmentation results. We propose a new shape-based algorithm to improve the accuracy of the segmentation. The algorithm works by incorporating the sign geometry to filter out the wrong pixels from the classification results. We performed several tests to compare the performance of our algorithm against those obtained by popular techniques such as Support Vector Machine (SVM), K-Means, and K-Nearest Neighbours. In these tests, to overcome the unwanted illumination effects, the images are transformed into colour spaces Hue, Saturation, and Intensity, YUV, normalized red green blue, and Gaussian. Among the traditional techniques used in this study, the best results were obtained with SVM applied to the images transformed into the Gaussian colour space. The comparison results also suggested that by adding the geometric constraints proposed in this study, the quality of sign image segmentation is improved by 10%–25%. We also comparted the SVM classifier enhanced by incorporating the geometry of signs with a U-Shaped deep learning algorithm. Results suggested the performance of both techniques is very close. Perhaps the deep learning results could be improved if a more comprehensive data set is provided.

scholarly journals Soil Classification Based on Deep Learning Algorithm and Visible Near-Infrared Spectroscopy

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-11
Author(s):  
Xueying Li ◽  
Pingping Fan ◽  
Zongmin Li ◽  
Guangyuan Chen ◽  
Huimin Qiu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Neural Network ◽  
Infrared Spectroscopy ◽  
Land Cover ◽  
Convolutional Neural Network ◽  
Near Infrared Spectroscopy ◽  
Near Infrared ◽  
Learning Algorithm ◽  
Support Vector ◽  
Deep Learning Algorithm ◽  
Different Types

Changes in land cover will cause the changes in the climate and environmental characteristics, which has an important influence on the social economy and ecosystem. The main form of land cover is different types of soil. Compared with traditional methods, visible and near-infrared spectroscopy technology can classify different types of soil rapidly, effectively, and nondestructively. Based on the visible near-infrared spectroscopy technology, this paper takes the soil of six different land cover types in Qingdao, China orchards, woodlands, tea plantations, farmlands, bare lands, and grasslands as examples and establishes a convolutional neural network classification model. The classification results of different number of training samples are analyzed and compared with the support vector machine algorithm. Under the condition that Kennard–Stone algorithm divides the calibration set, the classification results of six different soil types and single six soil types by convolutional neural network are better than those by the support vector machine. Under the condition of randomly dividing the calibration set according to the proportion of 1/3 and 1/4, the classification results by convolutional neural network are also better. The aim of this study is to analyze the feasibility of land cover classification with small samples by convolutional neural network and, according to the deep learning algorithm, to explore new methods for rapid, nondestructive, and accurate classification of the land cover.

scholarly journals Research on the Construction Path of Ideological and Political Education for Postgraduates in the Era of Artificial Intelligence

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 14
Author(s):  
Liu Ting ◽  
Wang Anping
Keyword(s):  
Artificial Intelligence ◽  
Learning Algorithm ◽  
Evaluation Criteria ◽  
Ideological And Political Education ◽  
Political Education ◽  
Intelligent Network ◽  
Network Systems ◽  
Deep Learning Algorithm ◽  
Communication Links ◽  
Neural Network Algorithm

Postgraduate ideological and political education is an important part of ideological and political education in colleges and universities. It is the core of implementing the party’s educational policy, comprehensively improving the quality of education, and building a modern socialist education power. In the era of artificial intelligence, innovate classroom education of ideological and political education for graduate students through intelligent network systems, natural language understanding systems, and knowledge processing systems; use intelligent search systems, symbol processing systems, and combined planning systems to deepen the communication links of graduate ideological and political education; through enhancing digital intelligence tools such as genetic algorithm, deep learning algorithm and artificial neural network algorithm to reconstruct the evaluation criteria of graduate ideological and political education is an important engine to promote the intelligent, contemporary and diversified development of graduate ideological and political education in my country.

scholarly journals Numerical and Experimental Evaluation of Structural Changes Using Sparse Auto-Encoders and SVM Applied to Dynamic Responses

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (24) ◽  
pp. 11965
Author(s):  
Rafaelle Piazzaroli Finotti ◽  
Flávio de Souza Barbosa ◽  
Alexandre Abrahão Cury ◽  
Roberto Leal Pimentel
Keyword(s):  
Structural Changes ◽  
Learning Algorithm ◽  
Main Idea ◽  
Dynamic Responses ◽  
Support Vector ◽  
Beam Model ◽  
Vibration Data ◽  
Deep Learning Algorithm ◽  
Detection Approach

The present work evaluates the deep learning algorithm called Sparse Auto-Encoder (SAE) when applied to the characterization of structural anomalies. This study explores the SAE’s performance in a supervised damage detection approach to consolidate its application in the Structural Health Monitoring (SHM) field, especially when dealing with real-case structures. The main idea is to use the SAE to extract relevant features from the monitored signals and the well-known Support Vector Machine (SVM) to classify such characteristics within the context of an SHM problem. Vibration data from a numerical beam model and a highway viaduct in Brazil are considered to assess the proposed approach. In both analyzed examples, the efficiency of the implemented methodology achieved more than 99% of correct damage structural classifications, supporting the conclusion that SAE can extract relevant characteristics from dynamic signals that are useful for SHM applications.

scholarly journals Deep learning-based framework for the distinction of membranous nephropathy: A new approach through hyperspectral imagery

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tianqi Tu ◽  
Xueling Wei ◽  
Yue Yang ◽  
Nianrong Zhang ◽  
Wei Li ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Deep Learning ◽  
Renal Biopsy ◽  
Membranous Nephropathy ◽  
Learning Algorithm ◽  
Hyperspectral Imagery ◽  
Chinese Patients ◽  
Support Vector ◽  
Deep Learning Algorithm ◽  
The Difference ◽  
Complex Deposition

Abstract Background: Common subtypes seen in Chinese patients with membranous nephropathy (MN) include idiopathic membranous nephropathy (IMN) and hepatitis B virus-related membranous nephropathy (HBV-MN). However, the morphologic differences are not visible under the light microscope in certain renal biopsy tissues. Methods: We propose here a deep learning-based framework for processing hyperspectral images of renal biopsy tissue to define the difference between IMN and HBV-MN based on the component of their immune complex deposition. Results: The proposed framework can achieve an overall accuracy of 95.04% in classification, which also leads to better performance than support vector machine (SVM)-based algorithms. Conclusion: IMN and HBV-MN can be correctly separated via the deep learning framework using hyperspectral imagery. Our results suggest the potential of the deep learning algorithm as a new method to aid in the diagnosis of MN.

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