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1. What are you making?
My team and I built an EEG-controlled car for the first round of our school science fair, where we placed second overall. Now, we are developing a small-scale model of a wheelchair that will also be controlled using EEG.
The idea is to provide an alternative to permanent surgical implants for individuals with conditions such as ALS or cerebral palsy. Instead of undergoing surgery to enable brain communication with external devices, users could simply wear a headset to control a wheelchair, car, computer, or even a plane. The possibilities are endless.
2. How are OpenBCI tools being applied?
The tools provided by OpenBCI will enable us to reliably collect accurate EEG data, allowing our devices to respond to the user’s thoughts. Thanks to OpenBCI’s years of research in EEG data collection, my team and I can be confident that our tools used for this project will function as intended.
3. Why is this important?
The reason that we see this project as important is because we know many people who are injured or paralyzed who would greatly benefit from a project like this.
4. Who is involved in this project?
Our team currently consists of three members:
- Parker Jones (me): I handle outreach and code development.
- Treston Carlson: He builds components and serves as our main test subject.
- Calvin Cools: He is our assistant coder and monitors the code during test sessions.
5. Want to learn more about this project?
If you are interested in learning more about this project, please email me at [email protected]
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