Title :
Plug-and-play brain-computer interface keyboard performance
Author :
Thompson, David E. ; Baker, John J. ; Sarnacki, William A. ; Huggins, Jane E.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Biomed. Eng., Univ. of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
fDate :
April 29 2009-May 2 2009
Abstract :
The Multi-purpose BCI Output Device (MBOD), emulates a USB keyboard and/or mouse, as well as producing switch closures, thus allowing BCI2000 to output to various assistive technology (AT) devices. The MBOD should allow researchers easy access to the many advantages of commercial AT in addition to providing continuity of service for patients. The systems keyboard interface was tested in three environments (one dedicated AT device, one computer program, and within BCI2000 itself). All subjects were able to type in all three environments with comparable accuracy.
Keywords :
brain-computer interfaces; handicapped aids; human computer interaction; medical control systems; BCI2000; USB keyboard; assistive technology devices; computer program; keyboard performance; multipurpose BCI output device; plug-and-play brain-computer interface; switch closures; system keyboard interface; Brain computer interfaces; Control systems; Hardware; Keyboards; Mice; Microcomputers; Switches; System testing; USA Councils; Universal Serial Bus; BCI2000; assistive technology; brain-computer interface (BCI); interoperability;
Conference_Titel :
Neural Engineering, 2009. NER '09. 4th International IEEE/EMBS Conference on
Conference_Location :
Antalya
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2072-8
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2073-5
DOI :
10.1109/NER.2009.5109325
