Emotiv develops EEG brain wave induction helmet with idea control drone

As technology continues to evolve, the bridges in these sci-fi movies are becoming reality with ideas or gestures. Recently, neuroscience company Emotiv has created an EEG brain wave induction helmet that allows the experiencer to control drones through brainwaves with the help of this helmet.

It is reported that when the system is running, the helmet will coordinate with the user's thinking frequency, and then let the user control the drone to take off through his own brain wave changes, and the drone can be returned in addition to the basic actions of flying and landing. Can help you achieve other ideas, such as letting drones switch colors.

“We first train human operators to imagine those behaviors (instructions or activities), and then we train the algorithms to relate these behaviors to activities in different parts of the brain, and these instructions are sent to the drone through the EEG machine” The researcher said. However, under the current research and development conditions, the user's control options for the drone are still very limited. There are only three options for starting, taking off and landing. There is no directional control function, and if the technology is not skilled, it is easy to cause the drone. Hard landing damage.

The researchers also said: "The experiment we are doing with this drone is actually to help us understand the human-computer interaction interface more deeply. This technology is not a story in science fiction, but a scientific reality. Now it's Functional implementation also requires the help of our smart helmets, but in the near future, our equipment will be further optimized."

In fact, the use of ideas to control drones is not the first initiative of Emotiv. In 2013, the University of Minnesota demonstrated the use of ideas to control drones. However, relevant people pointed out that the EEG brain wave induction helmet built by Emotiv can be regarded as a great attempt.