Li Qi, Zhang Tingjia, Song Yu, Liu Yulong, Sun Meiqi
School of Computer Science and Technology, Changchun University of Science and Technology, Changchun 130022, P. R. China.
Zhongshan Institute of Changchun University of Science and Technology, Zhongshan, Guangdong 528437, P. R. China.
Sheng Wu Yi Xue Gong Cheng Xue Za Zhi. 2023 Aug 25;40(4):709-717. doi: 10.7507/1001-5515.202207055.
Patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis ( ALS ) often have difficulty in expressing their intentions through language and behavior, which prevents them from communicating properly with the outside world and seriously affects their quality of life. The brain-computer interface (BCI) has received much attention as an aid for ALS patients to communicate with the outside world, but the heavy device causes inconvenience to patients in the application process. To improve the portability of the BCI system, this paper proposed a wearable P300-speller brain-computer interface system based on the augmented reality (MR-BCI). This system used Hololens2 augmented reality device to present the paradigm, an OpenBCI device to capture EEG signals, and Jetson Nano embedded computer to process the data. Meanwhile, to optimize the system's performance for character recognition, this paper proposed a convolutional neural network classification method with low computational complexity applied to the embedded system for real-time classification. The results showed that compared with the P300-speller brain-computer interface system based on the computer screen (CS-BCI), MR-BCI induced an increase in the amplitude of the P300 component, an increase in accuracy of 1.7% and 1.4% in offline and online experiments, respectively, and an increase in the information transfer rate of 0.7 bit/min. The MR-BCI proposed in this paper achieves a wearable BCI system based on guaranteed system performance. It has a positive effect on the realization of the clinical application of BCI.
肌萎缩侧索硬化症(ALS)患者通常难以通过语言和行为表达自己的意图,这使得他们无法与外界进行正常交流,并严重影响他们的生活质量。脑机接口(BCI)作为帮助ALS患者与外界交流的辅助手段受到了广泛关注,但设备笨重给患者在应用过程中带来不便。为提高BCI系统的便携性,本文提出了一种基于增强现实的可穿戴P300拼写器脑机接口系统(MR-BCI)。该系统使用Hololens2增强现实设备呈现范式,OpenBCI设备采集脑电信号,Jetson Nano嵌入式计算机处理数据。同时,为优化系统的字符识别性能,本文提出了一种计算复杂度低的卷积神经网络分类方法应用于嵌入式系统进行实时分类。结果表明,与基于计算机屏幕的P300拼写器脑机接口系统(CS-BCI)相比,MR-BCI使P300成分的幅值增加,离线和在线实验的准确率分别提高了1.7%和1.4%,信息传输速率提高了0.7 bit/min。本文提出的MR-BCI实现了一种基于保证系统性能的可穿戴BCI系统。它对BCI临床应用的实现具有积极作用。