Research in brain–computer interface (mind-reading)
Quadcopter control in three-dimensional space using a noninvasive motor imagery-based brain–computer interface – IOPscience
Karl LaFleur et al 2013 J. Neural Eng. 10 046003
. . . At the balanced intersection of human and machine adaptation is found the optimally functioning brain–computer interface (BCI). In this study, we report a novel experiment of BCI controlling a robotic quadcopter in three-dimensional (3D) physical space using noninvasive scalp electroencephalogram (EEG) in human subjects. . . .
. . . The development of BCIs is aimed at providing users with the ability to communicate with the external world through the modulation of thought. Such a task is achieved through a closed loop of sensing, processing and actuation. Bioelectric signals are sensed and digitized before being passed to a computer system. The computer then interprets fluctuations in the signals through an understanding of the underlying neurophysiology, in order to discern user intent from the changing signal. The final step is the actuation of this intent, in which it is translated into specific commands for a computer or robotic system to execute. The user can then receive feedback in order to adjust his or her thoughts, and then generates new and adapted signals for the BCI system to interpret. . . .