title: A UML model for the description of different brain-computer interface systems.
abstract: BCI research lacks a universal descriptive language among labs and a unique standard model for the description of BCI systems. This results in a serious problem in comparing performances of different BCI processes and in unifying tools and resources. In such a view we implemented a Unified Modeling Language (UML) model for the description virtually of any BCI protocol and we demonstrated that it can be successfully applied to the most common ones such as P300, mu-rhythms, SCP, SSVEP, fMRI. Finally we illustrated the advantages in utilizing a standard terminology for BCIs and how the same basic structure can be successfully adopted for the implementation of new systems.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neuroscience, Tor Vergata University, Via Montpellier 1, 00133 Rome, Italy. lucia.quitadamo@gmail.com
authors.forename: Lucia Rita
authors.initials: LR
authors.lastname: Quitadamo
authors.forename: Manuel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Abbafati
authors.forename: Giovanni
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Saggio
authors.forename: Maria Grazia
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Marciani
authors.forename: Gian Carlo
authors.initials: GC
authors.lastname: Cardarilli
authors.forename: Luigi
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Bianchi
mesh_terms: D001921:Brain; D003199:Computer Systems; D008328:Man-Machine Systems; D014584:User-Computer Interface