Driving a BCI Wheelchair: A Patient Case Study

• Presented at: TOBI Workshop lll: Bringing BCIs to End-Users: Facing the Challenge, Würzburg, Germany, March 20-22, 2012
• Accepted in: Proceedings of TOBI Workshop lll: Bringing BCIs to End-Users: Facing the Challenge, p. 59-60
• Publication date: 2012

Our brain-actuated wheelchair uses shared control to couple the user input with the contextual information about the surroundings in order to perform natural manoeuvres both safely and efficiently. In this study, we investigate the feasibility of using our brain–controlled wheelchair with patients in a rehabilitation clinic. Both user and system performance metrics are analysed. We find that the driving performance of a motor-disabled patient at the clinic is comparable with the performance of four healthy subjects. All five participants were able to complete the driving task successfully.

Reference

• Detailed record: https://infoscience.epfl.ch/record/174373?ln=en
• EPFL-CONF-174373