Using finite state machine and a hybrid of EEG signal and EOG artifacts for an asynchronous wheelchair navigation
In this study, an asynchronous wheelchair navigation system using a hybrid of EEG signal and EOG artifacts embedded in EEG signals is demonstrated. The EEG signals are recorded at three different locations on the scalp in the occipital and motor cortex regions. First, an EEG signal related to eyelid...
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my.um.eprints.140412018-10-11T04:10:13Z http://eprints.um.edu.my/14041/ Using finite state machine and a hybrid of EEG signal and EOG artifacts for an asynchronous wheelchair navigation Ramli, R. Arof, Hamzah Ibrahim, Fatimah Mokhtar, Norrima Idris, Mohd Yamani Idna T Technology (General) TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering In this study, an asynchronous wheelchair navigation system using a hybrid of EEG signal and EOG artifacts embedded in EEG signals is demonstrated. The EEG signals are recorded at three different locations on the scalp in the occipital and motor cortex regions. First, an EEG signal related to eyelid position is analyzed and used to determine whether the eyes are closed or open. If the eyes are closed, no wheelchair movement is allowed. If the eyes are open, EOG traces (artifacts) from two other EEG signals are examined to infer the gaze direction of the eyes. A sliding window is utilized to position important cues in the trace signals at the center of the window for effective classification. The variance of the EEG signal is used to determine the eyelid position by thresholding. Then, features extracted from the EOG traces are used as inputs to a pair of minimum distance classifiers whose outputs reveal the gaze shift performed by the eyes. The wheelchair navigation system is designed to move forward and backward in a total of six different directions. However, the number of distinct gaze direction that can be used as commands to move the wheelchair is only three. Therefore, we model the system as a finite state machine with three modes, each containing three states to overcome this deficiency. The system is equipped with proximity sensor to avoid collision with obstacles. A stop command is also available for safety measures. In a real-time experiment involving 20 participants, the system performed well as it registered a high accuracy of 97.88 with an average of computational time less than 1 s. The system was also tested by five participants in a navigation experiment where each participant successfully completed all tasks without collision while showing improvement in maneuvering ability over attempts. (C) 2014 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. Elsevier 2015-04-01 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.um.edu.my/14041/1/Using_finite_state_machine_and_a_hybrid_of_EEG_signal_and_EOG.pdf Ramli, R. and Arof, Hamzah and Ibrahim, Fatimah and Mokhtar, Norrima and Idris, Mohd Yamani Idna (2015) Using finite state machine and a hybrid of EEG signal and EOG artifacts for an asynchronous wheelchair navigation. Expert Systems with Applications, 42 (5). pp. 2451-2463. ISSN 0957-4174 http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0957417414006903 doi:10.1016/j.eswa.2014.10.052 |
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In this study, an asynchronous wheelchair navigation system using a hybrid of EEG signal and EOG artifacts embedded in EEG signals is demonstrated. The EEG signals are recorded at three different locations on the scalp in the occipital and motor cortex regions. First, an EEG signal related to eyelid position is analyzed and used to determine whether the eyes are closed or open. If the eyes are closed, no wheelchair movement is allowed. If the eyes are open, EOG traces (artifacts) from two other EEG signals are examined to infer the gaze direction of the eyes. A sliding window is utilized to position important cues in the trace signals at the center of the window for effective classification. The variance of the EEG signal is used to determine the eyelid position by thresholding. Then, features extracted from the EOG traces are used as inputs to a pair of minimum distance classifiers whose outputs reveal the gaze shift performed by the eyes. The wheelchair navigation system is designed to move forward and backward in a total of six different directions. However, the number of distinct gaze direction that can be used as commands to move the wheelchair is only three. Therefore, we model the system as a finite state machine with three modes, each containing three states to overcome this deficiency. The system is equipped with proximity sensor to avoid collision with obstacles. A stop command is also available for safety measures. In a real-time experiment involving 20 participants, the system performed well as it registered a high accuracy of 97.88 with an average of computational time less than 1 s. The system was also tested by five participants in a navigation experiment where each participant successfully completed all tasks without collision while showing improvement in maneuvering ability over attempts. (C) 2014 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. |
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Using finite state machine and a hybrid of EEG signal and EOG artifacts for an asynchronous wheelchair navigation |
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