Controlling an arduino robot using Brain Computer Interface

Abstract

The ability to acquire Electroencephalogram (EEG) signals from the brain has led to the development of Brain Computer Interfaces (BCI), which capture signals generated by the physical processes in the brain and use them to control external devices. In this paper, we establish an application to control a robot on the Arduino platform by the use of a BCI system, which does not require training for individual users. We present the design and development of a BCI processing pipeline built on open-source platforms using the Emotiv EEG headset. Our system achieves around 96% accuracy using computationally inexpensive feature extraction and classification techniques, namely, band power and Support Vector Machines (SVM). We are also able to guide a robot's movement efficiently using multiple intents.