Redundant Robotic Arm for a Power Wheelchair Used by BCI System: Design of brain-computer interface driven robot arm for power wheelchair in those with quadriplegia

Although robotic arms for power wheelchairs have been developed, existing models have limitations for people who cannot use joystick controls or who need to maneuver in small spaces. This book addresses these problems by developing programs to link brain computer interface communication systems to robotic controls and by designing a smaller and more compactable robotic manipulator. Finally, the success and possible implications of using a BCI unit with a redundant manipulator robotic arm was examined during the reflections of this book. The program developed to communicate the BCI unit with the redundant robotic manipulator was also developed and reflected upon as well as the smaller design of an existing redundant robotic manipulator for a power wheelchair.