Brain-Computer Interfaces for mobility aids

• Autor(a) principal: Barreira, João Tomás Barros
• Data de Publicação: 2022
• Tipo de documento: Dissertação
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
• Texto Completo: http://hdl.handle.net/10400.22/22157
• topic: Brain-Computer Interfaces; Mobility aids; Emotiv Insight; Signal Processing; Ajudas à mobilidade; Processamento de sinais

At the time of writing, brain-computer interfaces are gaining popularity not only in the field in which they began but also among the general public. It is a good thing that this subject is becoming more recognized because it means that further research on it will not only benefit the average consumer but will also improve the way of life of people who really need it. The current work intends to introduce the reader to the world of Brain-Computer Interfaces, explaining their inner workings and identifying a suitable one designed for everyday use, intended for people suffering from a mobility disability. This Brain-Computer Interface would be integrated with the software being developed in the course of writing this work, trying to introduce a more independent lifestyle to anyone suffering from a mobility impairment, helping the user to move around more freely, for example, in an electric wheelchair. It is expected that the user would not fully excel at first in moving freely, but it would be expected that, with time, the user would get accustomed to the device and software and be able to move around at will with ease. During the testing phase, this prototype was tested by a group of randomly chosen people from all genders with a wide range of ages to evaluate if the developed solution was viable for a second phase of testing, to be performed along with future work. Finally, to conclude this work some conclusions will be compiled and future work pointed out to inform which steps will be taken in order to improve the developed prototype