Abstract:
This project explores the field of neural signals and how they can be used in
communication or applications. The objective of this project is to control a
wheelchair using brainwaves and Bluetooth communication. User will be able to
control the wheelchair by wearing an EEG headset that reads brain signals. The
wheelchair will respond accordingly to the “thought” of the user i.e. if the user wants
to move in forward direction, he/she should concentrate on an object to increase
attention level and wheelchair will move forward. For us it is a revolution in
technology but for the physically disabled, it is a life changer. People with locked-in
syndrome, in which their brain is working but the rest of the body is paralyzed, or
others with some sort of physical disability will be able to control their own
wheelchair without the help of any attendant by just using their mind to go forward
or reverse or any direction by just thinking about it. Mind controlled wheelchair can
change the lives of paralyzed and physically disabled people by giving them
independence of controlling their own wheelchair.
