Synchronous P300 based BCI to control home appliances

Abstract

Switching the light ON/ OFF are simple actions for most of us, but for the paralyzed, these are challenging tasks. Currently, new technologies, such as Brain Computer Interfaces (BCI), allow the performing of this kind of tasks and integrate disabled people in society, by using their cerebral activity. BCI is a direct communication between the computer and the human brain, without resorting to conventional pathways. BCI allows users to perform different tasks, such as domotic appliances, games, robots, and more. The aim objective of this paper is to develop synchronous based BCI to control domotic appliances extracting features from eventual P300 wave. Three healthy subjects were involved in this study and the results had shown a good interaction between the system and the users, with a 88.66% accuracy. This could enhance the daily life of looked-in syndrome people by allowing them to interact with their environment.