TY - GEN
T1 - An alpha-wave-based motion control system of a mechanical pet for mental commitment
AU - Ohkura, Michiko
AU - Takano, Wataru
PY - 2007/12/1
Y1 - 2007/12/1
N2 - We are developing a control system for a mechanical pet, in which the mechanical pet moves in a way that makes the user feel most comfortable as judged by his/her alpha waves. We constructed a real-time control system for customizing the mechanical pet motions according to the user's measured alpha waves. Compared with the ordinary biofeedback system in which the user makes an effort to be relax intentionally by informed the state of his/her alpha waves, our system makes it possible for the user to be relax unintentionally and comfortably by watching his/her favorite motions of mechanical pet controlled by his/her own alpha waves. The motions were selected based on the research results and evaluated by preliminary experiments. The results of experiments for evaluating the constructed system show the system's effectiveness.
AB - We are developing a control system for a mechanical pet, in which the mechanical pet moves in a way that makes the user feel most comfortable as judged by his/her alpha waves. We constructed a real-time control system for customizing the mechanical pet motions according to the user's measured alpha waves. Compared with the ordinary biofeedback system in which the user makes an effort to be relax intentionally by informed the state of his/her alpha waves, our system makes it possible for the user to be relax unintentionally and comfortably by watching his/her favorite motions of mechanical pet controlled by his/her own alpha waves. The motions were selected based on the research results and evaluated by preliminary experiments. The results of experiments for evaluating the constructed system show the system's effectiveness.
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U2 - 10.1109/ICCME.2007.4381936
DO - 10.1109/ICCME.2007.4381936
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:48149112277
SN - 1424410789
SN - 9781424410781
T3 - 2007 IEEE/ICME International Conference on Complex Medical Engineering, CME 2007
SP - 1210
EP - 1215
BT - 2007 IEEE/ICME International Conference on Complex Medical Engineering, CME 2007
T2 - 2007 IEEE/ICME International Conference on Complex Medical Engineering, CME 2007
Y2 - 23 May 2007 through 27 May 2007
ER -