In this project, we use a brain-controlled wheelchair (BCW). It is aimed at quadriplegics, paraplegics, people involved in freak accidents that have left them without an extremity or any for that matter, and people with motor conditions severe enough to impair movement of the extremities; it will give them an alternative way of controlling traditional wheelchairs. By using Electroencephalography (EEG) .
The parts of this system include an electric wheelchair, an Arduino, an interface circuit, an EEG headset, and a collection of ready-made and custom software. EEG is a method of recording the brain’s electrical activity. EEG is done by placing electrodes on the subject’s scalp. It measures voltage fluctuations within the neurons of the brain. EEG used to be confined to medical institutions, but the development of cheaper, more consumer-friendly EEG devices have put it in the mainstream market like the user in our project (Neurosky’s Mindwave Mobile sensor). Neurosky’s Mindwave Mobile is an EEG headset that measures and transmits brainwave data via Bluetooth. It can monitor attention and meditation levels as well as detect blinks