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Switch and thought controlled robotic arm for paralysis patients and arm amputees

Publication Type : Conference Paper

Publisher : c2013 IEEE Global Humanitarian Technology Conference: South Asia Satellite, GHTC-SAS 2013

Source : c2013 IEEE Global Humanitarian Technology Conference: South Asia Satellite, GHTC-SAS 2013, Trivandrum, Kerala, p.243-248 (2013)

Url : http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84889019220&partnerID=40&md5=6be8df864cc1c92bf539e323ddd14bf9

ISBN : 9781479910953

Keywords : 2D, Brain computer interface, Cost effective, Electroencephalography, Electrophysiology, High resolution, Low cost and reliable, Prosthetic arm, Prosthetics, Robotic arms, Signal processing, Switch control, Thought control, Universal usability

Campus : Amritapuri

School : School of Engineering

Department : Electronics and Communication

Year : 2013

Abstract :

This paper focuses on the design of a prosthetic arm (a forearm robotic arm as well as a complete robotic arm) using switches and thoughts to control them. Switch control is done by embedding switches and toggling them accordingly. The key of thought control lies in the mapping of the EEG signal of the subject to the 2D cursor through signal processing to achieve the objective. We designed low cost and reliable devices for switch control as well as thought control. The advantages of the design are (i) cost effective and reliable (ii) attains a high-resolution EEG signal after transmission for signal processing. (iii) its universal usability irrespective of their age and social status. © 2013 IEEE.

Cite this Research Publication : Rajesh Kannan Megalingam, Gupta, B. V. A., Dutt, T. U., and Sushruth, A. H., “Switch and Thought Controlled Robotic Arm for Paralysis Patients and Arm Amputees”, in c2013 IEEE Global Humanitarian Technology Conference: South Asia Satellite, GHTC-SAS 2013, Trivandrum, Kerala, 2013, pp. 243-248.

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