An EEG-based BCI system for 2-D cursor control by combining Mu/Beta rhythm and P300 potential.
Two-dimensional cursor control is an important and challenging issue in EEG-based brain-computer interfaces (BCIs). To address this issue, here we propose a new approach by combining two brain signals including Mu/Beta rhythm during motor imagery and P300 potential. In particular, a motor imagery detection mechanism and a P300 potential detection mechanism are devised and integrated such that the user is able to use the two signals to control, respectively, simultaneously, and independently, the horizontal and the vertical movements of the cursor in a specially designed graphic user interface. A real-time BCI system based on this approach is implemented and evaluated through an online experiment involving six subjects performing 2-D control tasks. The results attest to the efficacy of obtaining two independent control signals by the proposed approach. Furthermore, the results show that the system has merit compared with prior systems: it allows cursor movement between arbitrary positions.
Li
Yuanqing
Y
School of Automation Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510640, China. auyqli@scut.edu.cn
Long
Jinyi
J
Yu
Tianyou
T
Yu
Zhuliang
Z
Wang
Chuanchu
C
Zhang
Haihong
H
Guan
Cuntai
C
D000328:Adult; D000465:Algorithms; D001185:Artificial Intelligence; D004566:Electrodes; D004569:Electroencephalography / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008328:Man-Machine Systems; D012815:Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted / Q000295:instrumentation*; D014584:User-Computer Interface