braincomputer interface bci controlled unmanned aerial vehicle uav4330

Numerous methods have been developed to gain reliable real-time remote control over pilotless ?ying aircraft and to perform tele-operation. The proposed state-of-the-art brain?computer interface (BCI) research will deal an avant-garde approach to reach this goal. Due to its broad range of applicatio

Project Title

Project Area of Specialization

Robotics

Project Summary

Numerous methods have been developed to gain reliable real-time remote control over pilotless ?ying aircraft and to perform tele-operation. The proposed state-of-the-art brain–computer interface (BCI) research will deal an avant-garde approach to reach this goal. Due to its broad range of application, BCI has been the center of attention as a promising candidate for deciphering brain signals into corresponding control commands for various systems.

A successful design and implementation of a brain-controlled UAV require a great deal of knowledge and expertise in both involved technologies (i.e., BCI and UAV). The key point in engineering integrated systems, such as brain controlled UAVs, is to consider the involved components as parts of the entire ensemble and not as an independent, secluded entities. Choosing proper techniques for implementation of different elements is highly in?uenced by the entire system’s con?guration. The important aspect that demands special attention is choosing the proper feature extraction and classi?cation analysis, as they are pivotal in designing robust BCI-based controllers. Especially, in the case of brain-controlled UAVs, the algorithm of these important analysis must be customized in accordance with the type and properties of drones.

Project Objectives

• To develop an application of BCI using control modules for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs)

• To describe the basic con?guration of UAVs and identify the principle components of their control systems

• To explore the different classes of BCI with emphasis on their applicability in controlling UAVs

Project Implementation Method

The system architecture of BCI-UAV is illustrated in Figure. It is composed of three components: signal processing, control strategy, and AR.Drone control application. The EEG data acquisition device uses the Emotiv EPOC EEG headset, which is a commercial product. It can be effortlessly set up and connected to a computer. AR.Drone is a quadrotor. It has an ultrasound telemeter for altitude measures, two cameras separately mounted in the bottom and front, and many other motion sensors.

AR.Drone control application module gets commands from control strategy module, and sends it to the AR.Drone through Wi-Fi. Also it constantly receives the video streams and motion parameters from the sensors. Signals processing module evaluates real time brainwave activity to discern the intents of the user. The amplitude of filtered brain signals is used as feature that reflects ERD/ERS, by means of quantification of different temporal-spatial patterns, we could detect three motor imagery brain activities: think left, think right, and think push. Eye blinking and tooth clenching can introduce artifacts to EEG signals, which can also be detected and converted to specific control commands.
 

Benefits of the Project

The intriguing idea of deciphering brain signals into direct, indirect, and implicit control commands for different devices has been the greatest motivation for numerous scientists around the globe to orient their research on developing BCI-based systems. These early efforts set the stage for others to engage BCI for controlling various robotic systems, and in particular ?ying robots.

The project can be implemented with an inexpensive and readily available AR Drone quadcopter, and provides an affordable framework for the development of multidimensional BCI control of telepresence robotics. We will also study an ITR metric for
asynchronous real-world BCI systems, and will utilize the metric to assess our BCI system for the guidance of a robotic quadcopter in 3D physical space. The ability to interact with the environment through exploration of the 3D world is an important component of the autonomy that is lost when one suffers a paralyzing neurodegenerative disorder, and is one that can have a dramatic impact on quality of life. Whether it is with a flying quadcopter or via some other implementation of telepresence robotics, the framework of this study may allows for expansion and assessment of control from remote distances with fast and accurate actuation, all qualities that will be valuable in restoring the autonomy of world exploration to paralyzed individuals and expand that capacity in healthy users.

Technical Details of Final Deliverable

• Software Simulation results
• Comparative Study
• HW/SW integrated system

Final Deliverable of the Project

HW/SW integrated system

Core Industry

IT

Other Industries

Education , Medical

Core Technology

Robotics

Other Technologies

Artificial Intelligence(AI), NeuroTech

Sustainable Development Goals

Good Health and Well-Being for People, Decent Work and Economic Growth, Responsible Consumption and Production

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