Brainwave-based assistive technology in the home
posted Apr 10th 2011 12:30pm by Mike Nathanfiled under: home hacks, Medical hacks
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a debilitating disease that eventually causes the afflicted individual to lose all control of their motor functions, while leaving their mental faculties intact. Those suffering from the illness typically live for only a handful of years before succumbing to the disease. On some occasions however, patients can live for long periods after their original diagnosis, and in those cases assistive technology becomes a key component in their lives.
[Alon Bukai and Ofir Benyamin] have been working hard on creating an EEG-controlled smart house for ALS patients. The core of their project focuses around controlling everyday household items using brainwaves. They use an Emotiv EPOC EEG headset which monitors the user’s brainwaves when focusing on several large buttons displayed on a computer screen. These buttons are mapped to different functions, ranging from turning lights on and off to changing channels on a cable box. When the user focuses on a particular task, the computer analyzes the headset’s output and relays the command to the proper device.
As of right now, the EEG-controlled home is only a project for their degree program, but we hope that their efforts help spur on further advancements in this field of research.
Continue reading to see a pair of videos demonstrating their EEG-controlled smart house in action.
Reader Comments
Hi
They are doing great job.
This system is the last in a series of project we are doing an the last few years at Ort Hramlin :
We had the speech controlled wheel chair :
Video Link...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZDvF975JVMQ&feature=player_embedded
The eye communication system :
Video Link
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l8G6odSFh6I&feature=player_embedded
And the EMG controlled prosthesis :
Video Link...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3aOCFlLbcnY&feature=player_embedded
This EEG system will work a month or tow an a real ALS patient house, and not only as a practical engineers project !
Amnon – projects guide
http://hackaday.com/2011/04/10/brainwave-based-assistive-technology-in-the-home/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+hackaday%2FLgoM+%28Hack+a+Day%29&utm_content=Google+Feedfetcher
- Brainwave-based assistive technology in the home
- Brainwave-based assistive technology in the home - Hack a Day
- YouTube - Mind Controlled EEG Smart House Demonstration
- YouTube - Mind Controlled EEG Television Demonstration
- More assistive technology Videos....
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZDvF975JVMQ&feature=player_embedded
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l8G6odSFh6I&feature=player_embedded
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3aOCFlLbcnY&feature=player_embedded
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