Developing wearable bio-feedback systems: a general-purpose platform.
Microprocessors, even those in PocketPCs, have adequate power for many real-time biofeedback applications for disabled people. This power allows design of portable or wearable devices that are smaller and lighter, and that have longer battery life compared to notebook-based systems. In this paper, we discuss a general-purpose hardware/software solution based on industrial or consumer devices and a C++ framework. Its flexibility and modularity make it adaptable to a wide range of situations. Moreover, its design minimizes system requirements and programming effort, thus allowing efficient systems to be built quickly and easily. Our design has been used to build two brain computer interface systems that were easily ported from the Win32 platform.
Bianchi
Luigi
L
Neuroscience Department, Università degli Studi di Roma Tor Vergata, 00133 Rome, Italy, theboss@luigibianchi.com
Babiloni
Fabio
F
Cincotti
Febo
F
Arrivas
Marco
M
Bollero
Patrizio
P
Marciani
Maria Grazia
MG
D001676:Biofeedback, Psychology / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D001921:Brain / Q000502:physiology; D003199:Computer Systems; D004569:Electroencephalography / Q000379:methods*; D004581:Electronics; D004867:Equipment Design; D005071:Evoked Potentials / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D008904:Miniaturization; D018670:Monitoring, Ambulatory / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D012815:Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted / Q000295:instrumentation; D012984:Software; D012985:Software Design; D014584:User-Computer Interface