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ANIMA: Non conventional Brain Computer Interfaces in Robot Control through Electroencephalography and Electrooculography, ARP Module |
Published in: | Engineering for a Smarter Planet: Innovation, ITC, and Computational Tools for Sustainable Development: Proceedings of the 9th Latin American and Caribbean Conference for Engineering and Technology | |
Date of Conference: | August 3-5, 2011 |
Location of Conference: | Medellin, Colombia |
Authors: | Luis Fernando Reina Gerardo Martínez Mario Valdeavellano Marie Destarac Carlos Esquit
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Refereed Paper: | #241 |
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Abstract |
ANIMA has as a primary objective to compare three non conventional human computer interfaces that comply
with the industrial robot ST Robotics R-17 instructions. This module, Alpha Waves Related Potentials -ARP-
explains how brain waves are obtained, processed, analyzed and identified depending on their frequency. This
module makes use of the Open EEG Project’s open hardware monitor for brain wave activity, called the modular
EEG. The brain waves are obtained through an electrode cap complying with the international 10-20 system for
electrode positioning. The brain waves are processed with a fast Fourier transform using a microcontroller and
analyzed in software identifying the alpha wave’s contribution. A program identifies the amount of time that
alpha wave generation was maintained through concentration, and instructions are sent to the robotic arm,
executing one of four pre-defined routines. Thirty percent of the users attained control over the robotic arm with
the human computer interface.
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