Wheelchair Control by Users’ Eye Movements Using Signals Acquired in OpenBCI

In this study is presented a wheelchair with a control mechanism driven by the user’s eye movements. The wheelchair’s functionality is enabled through two stepper motors, a driver DMA860H, and an Arduino Uno microcontroller. The objective of the research is that the EEG signals are read and by means of these signals we perform certain tasks or control various processes. OpenBCI (Brain Computer Interface) board has been used to measure and record electrical activity produced by the brain and is compatible with standard EEG (Electroencephalogram) electrodes.The user’s eye movements will be used to operate the stepper motors. The OpenBCI Cyton plus Daisy biosensing board samples the signals, which are then processed in Matlab before relaying the motions to Arduino Uno. The wheelchair can move left, right, backward, and forward, based on eye movements.