Brain-Computer Interface Based on Operator Blinks to Control the Drone

Abstract

The progress in the development of robotics in the last decade around the world allows us to say that today this field of science is very relevant. The list of problems still includes the issues of control signal transmission - including the possibility of using various neural interfaces, such as oculographic, based on electroencephalogram signals, exoskeleton and others is actively investigated. The work investigates the possibility of reading the operator's control signal in the form of blinks by means of the electroencephalogram. The authors present a scheme of the approach, a description of the software prototype and examples of its operation. The study has shown that the approach of transmitting a control signal through the operator's eye blinks using a brain-computer interface allows you to control the robot in real time. This development can be applied to create a control system for an unmanned aerial vehicle or other robot.