BCI-controlled smart wheelchair for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis patients

• Main Authors: Espiritu, Noelle Marie D., Chen, Senrong Ainsley C., Blasa, Tiffany Ann C., Munsayac, Francisco Emmanuel T., Arenos, Rebecca P. T., Baldovino, Renann G., Bugtai, Nilo T., Co, Homer S.
• Format: text
• Published: Animo Repository 2019
• Subjects: Electric wheelchairs; Electroencephalography; Brain-computer interfaces; Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; Manufacturing
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/faculty_research/1639; https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/context/faculty_research/article/2638/type/native/viewcontent
• Institution: De La Salle University

This paper presents the retrofitting and conversion of a standard manually-operated wheelchair to a smart device. This includes the use of an electroencephalography (EEG) based computer interface (BCI) control and integration of an easy-to-assemble mount for the portable power unit that does not req...