CBM342 Brain Computer Interface and Applications Syllabus:

CBM342 Brain Computer Interface and Applications Syllabus – Anna University Regulation 2021

OBJECTIVES:

The student should be made to:
 To understand the basic concepts of brain computer interface
 To study the various signal acquisition methods
 To study the signal processing methods used in BCI

UNIT I INTRODUCTION TO BCI

Fundamentals of BCI – Structure of BCI system – Classification of BCI – Invasive, Non-invasive and Partially invasive BCI – EEG signal acquisition – Signal Preprocessing – Artifacts removal.

UNIT II ELECTROPHYSIOLOGICAL SOURCES

Sensorimotor activity – Mu rhythm, Movement Related Potentials – Slow Cortical Potentials-P300 – Visual Evoked Potential – Activity of Neural Cells – Multiple Neuromechanisms.

UNIT III FEATURE EXTRACTION METHODS

Time/Space Methods – Fourier Transform, PSD – Wavelets – Parametric Methods – AR,MA,ARMA models – PCA – Linear and Non-Linear Features.

UNIT IV FEATURE TRANSLATION METHODS

Linear Discriminant Analysis – Support Vector Machines – Regression – Vector Quantization– Gaussian Mixture Modeling – Hidden Markov Modeling – Neural Networks.

UNIT V APPLICATIONS OF BCI

Functional restoration using Neuroprosthesis – Functional Electrical Stimulation, Visual Feedback and control – External device control, Case study: Brain actuated control of mobile Robot.

COURSE OUTCOMES:

On successful completion of this course, the student will be able to
CO1: Describe BCI system and its potential applications.
CO2: Analyze event related potentials and sensory motor rhythms.
CO3: Compute features suitable for BCI.
CO4: Design classifier for a BCI system.
CO5: Implement BCI for various applications.

TOTAL PERIODS:45

TEXT BOOKS

1. Bernhard Graimann, Brendan Allison, Gert Pfurtscheller, “Brain-Computer Interfaces: Revolutionizing Human-Computer Interaction”, Springer, 2010

REFERENCES

1. R. Spehlmann, “EEG Primer”, Elsevier Biomedical Press, 1981.
2. Arnon Kohen, “Biomedical Signal Processing”, Vol I and II, CRC Press Inc, Boca Rato, Florida, 1986.
3. Bishop C.M., “Neural Networks for Pattern Recognition”, Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1995.