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Analogue mouse pointer control via an online steady state visual evoked potential (SSVEP) brain-computer interface

Wilson, John J., Palaniappan, Ramaswamy (2011) Analogue mouse pointer control via an online steady state visual evoked potential (SSVEP) brain-computer interface. Journal of Neural Engineering, 8 (2). pp. 1-6. ISSN 1741-2560. (doi:10.1088/1741-2560/8/2/025026) (KAR id:48271)

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Abstract

The steady state visual evoked protocol has recently become a popular paradigm in brain–computer interface (BCI) applications. Typically (regardless of function) these applications offer the user a binary selection of targets that perform correspondingly discrete actions. Such discrete control systems are appropriate for applications that are inherently isolated in nature, such as selecting numbers from a keypad to be dialled or letters from an alphabet to be spelled. However motivation exists for users to employ proportional control methods in intrinsically analogue tasks such as the movement of a mouse pointer. This paper introduces an online BCI in which control of a mouse pointer is directly proportional to a user's intent. Performance is measured over a series of pointer movement tasks and compared to the traditional discrete output approach. Analogue control allowed subjects to move the pointer faster to the cued target location compared to discrete output but suffers more undesired movements overall. Best performance is achieved when combining the threshold to movement of traditional discrete techniques with the range of movement offered by proportional control.

Item Type: Article
DOI/Identification number: 10.1088/1741-2560/8/2/025026
Additional information: Unmapped bibliographic data: C7 - 025026 [EPrints field already has value set] ST - Analogue mouse pointer control via an online steady state visual evoked potential (SSVEP) brain-computer interface [Field not mapped to EPrints] AN - WOS:000289199000027 [Field not mapped to EPrints]
Subjects: Q Science > QA Mathematics (inc Computing science) > QA 75 Electronic computers. Computer science
Divisions: Divisions > Division of Computing, Engineering and Mathematical Sciences > School of Computing
Depositing User: Palaniappan Ramaswamy
Date Deposited: 21 May 2015 15:02 UTC
Last Modified: 16 Nov 2021 10:19 UTC
Resource URI: https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/48271 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes)

University of Kent Author Information

Palaniappan, Ramaswamy.

Creator's ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5296-8396
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