Wireless Head Cap for EOG and Facial EMG Measurements

Author

Vehkaoja, Antti T. ; Verho, Jarmo A. ; Puurtinen, Merja M. ; Nöjd, Niina M. ; Lekkala, Jukka O. ; Hyttinen, Jari A.

Author_Institution

Inst. of Measurement & Information Tech., Tampere Univ. of Technol.

fYear

2006

Firstpage

5865

Lastpage

5868

Abstract

A head cap made of fabric for measuring EOG and facial EMG signals is presented. Reusable and easy to use electrodes, embroidered of silver coated thread, are integrated into the cap. A two-way wireless data transmission link operating at license free 2.4 GHz frequency band is used for transferring the 16-bit measurement data, sampled with 1 kHz frequency from six channels at maximum, to the receiver device connected to a PC. Tailored PC software is used for displaying the signals and controlling the measurement parameters. The measurement system is intended for recording facial expressions during human emotion studies but it can also be utilized in computer user interface control. The paper shows preliminary results from EOG and facial EMG measurements

Keywords

biomedical electrodes; electro-oculography; electromyography; medical computing; radio receivers; radio transmitters; 1 kHz; 2.4 GHz; Ag; EOG; computer user interface control; electrodes; facial EMG; facial expressions; human emotion studies; silver coated thread; tailored PC software; two-way wireless data transmission link; wireless head cap; Data communication; Electrodes; Electromyography; Electrooculography; Fabrics; Frequency measurement; Licenses; Silver; Software measurement; Yarn;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 2005. IEEE-EMBS 2005. 27th Annual International Conference of the

Conference_Location

Shanghai

Print_ISBN

0-7803-8741-4

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IEMBS.2005.1615824

Filename

1615824