Mind Controlled Wheelchair

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.