Virtual keyboard controlled by spontaneous EEG activity

被引:105
作者
Obermaier, B [1 ]
Müller, GR
Pfurtscheller, G
机构
[1] Graz Univ Technol, Ludwig Boltzmann Inst Med Informat & Neuroinforma, A-8020 Graz, Austria
[2] Graz Univ Technol, Inst Biomed Engn, Dept Med Informat, A-8020 Graz, Austria
关键词
brain-computer interface (BCI); electroencephalogram (EEG); virtual keyboard (VK);
D O I
10.1109/TNSRE.2003.816866
中图分类号
R318 [生物医学工程];
学科分类号
0831 ;
摘要
A "virtual keyboard" (VK) is a letter spelling device operated for example by spontaneous electroencephalogram (EEG), whereby the EEG is modulated by mental hand and leg motor imagery. We report on three able-bodied subjects, operating the VK. The ability in the use of the VK varies between 0.85 and 0.5 letters/min in error-free writing.
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页码:422 / 426
页数:5
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