Collaborators

• Laboratory of Control and Mechatronics (COME), Dept of Mechanical Engineering at the National University of Singapore.

System Description

We have buily the first working prototype of a brain-controlled wheelchair (BCW) that can navigate inside a typical office or hospital environment. The control strategy relies on our P300-based BCI so that the user can intervene at any time. After the user select a destination on a menu, the wheelchair then moves to the corresponding target on a predefined path. This strategy requires minimal effort from the user.

Demo Description

This news report on Channel U Singapore gives a brief description of the BCW. It contains footage of the BCW in action

Relevant Links

For technical details, please refer to
Rebsamen Brice, Burdet Etienne, Guan Cuntai, Zhang Haihong, Teo Chee Leong, Zeng Qiang, Laugier Christian, Ang Jr. Marcelo H, "Controlling a Wheelchair Indoors Using Thought," IEEE Intelligent Systems, vol. 22, no. 2, pp. 18-24, Mar/Apr, 2007.

( video coming soon!)