Department of Electronics and Computer Education, Faculty of Technical Education, Gazi University, 06500, Teknikokullar, Ankara, Turkey.
J Med Syst. 2016 Jan;40(1):27. doi: 10.1007/s10916-015-0386-0. Epub 2015 Nov 7.
Brain Computer Interface (BCI) based environment control systems could facilitate life of people with neuromuscular diseases, reduces dependence on their caregivers, and improves their quality of life. As well as easy usage, low-cost, and robust system performance, mobility is an important functionality expected from a practical BCI system in real life. In this study, in order to enhance users' mobility, we propose internet based wireless communication between BCI system and home environment. We designed and implemented a prototype of an embedded low-cost, low power, easy to use web server which is employed in internet based wireless control of a BCI based home environment. The embedded web server provides remote access to the environmental control module through BCI and web interfaces. While the proposed system offers to BCI users enhanced mobility, it also provides remote control of the home environment by caregivers as well as the individuals in initial stages of neuromuscular disease. The input of BCI system is P300 potentials. We used Region Based Paradigm (RBP) as stimulus interface. Performance of the BCI system is evaluated on data recorded from 8 non-disabled subjects. The experimental results indicate that the proposed web server enables internet based wireless control of electrical home appliances successfully through BCIs.
基于脑机接口（BCI）的环境控制系统可以为神经肌肉疾病患者的生活提供便利，减少对护理人员的依赖，并提高他们的生活质量。除了易于使用、低成本和稳健的系统性能外，移动性也是实际 BCI 系统在现实生活中所期望的重要功能。在这项研究中，为了增强用户的移动性，我们提出了 BCI 系统与家庭环境之间基于互联网的无线通信。我们设计并实现了一个嵌入式低成本、低功耗、易于使用的 Web 服务器原型，该服务器用于基于 BCI 的家庭环境的基于互联网的无线控制。嵌入式 Web 服务器通过 BCI 和 Web 接口为环境控制模块提供远程访问。虽然该系统为 BCI 用户提供了增强的移动性，但它也为护理人员以及神经肌肉疾病早期的个体提供了家庭环境的远程控制。BCI 系统的输入是 P300 电位。我们使用基于区域的范式（RBP）作为刺激接口。从 8 名非残疾受试者记录的数据评估了 BCI 系统的性能。实验结果表明，所提出的 Web 服务器能够通过 BCI 成功实现基于互联网的无线控制家用电器。
