• DocumentCode
    525645
  • Title

    Disance (enhance the disabled) brain mapped mobility for physically challenged

  • Author

    Ashwin, C.S. ; Rangarajan, K.R. ; Ramachandran, Siddharth

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Inf. Technol., Eng. Coll., Chennai, India
  • fYear
    2010
  • fDate
    23-25 June 2010
  • Firstpage
    555
  • Lastpage
    560
  • Abstract
    This paper proposes an intelligent robotic wheelchair with user-friendly human-computer interface (HCI) based on EEG signal, face directional gesture, and voice. Electroencephalography (EEG) is the recording of electrical activity along the scalp produced by the firing of neurons within the brain. The user has to just think the direction in which the wheel chair has to move. Additionally at unavoidable circumstances he can use voice or other gestures to signal the movement. The user´s intention is transferred to the wheelchair via the HCI, and then the wheelchair is controlled to the intended direction. Additionally, the wheelchair can detect and avoid obstacles autonomously wing sonar sensors. By combining HCI into the autonomous functions, it performs safe and reliable motions while considering the user´s intention. The proposed robotic Wheelchair is feasible for the disabled and the elderly with severe motor disabilities. This concept gives the user the flexibility to use the device in unknown and evolving scenarios.
  • Keywords
    electroencephalography; handicapped aids; human computer interaction; medical robotics; mobile robots; sonar; Disance; EEG signal; Electroencephalography; brain mapped mobility; electrical activity; face directional gesture; intelligent robotic wheelchair; severe motor disability; user friendly human computer interface; wing sonar sensors; Brain mapping; Electroencephalography; Face; Human computer interaction; Intelligent robots; Mobile robots; Neurons; Scalp; Sonar detection; Wheelchairs; Electroencephalography (EEG); Human Computer Interface (HCI); Sound Navigation and Ranging (SONAR);
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Software Engineering and Data Mining (SEDM), 2010 2nd International Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Chengdu
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-7324-3
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-89-88678-22-0
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    5542859