An introductory tutorial on brain–computer interfaces and their applications

A Bonci, S Fiori, H Higashi, T Tanaka, F Verdini - Electronics, 2021 - mdpi.com
The prospect and potentiality of interfacing minds with machines has long captured human
imagination. Recent advances in biomedical engineering, computer science, and …

Communicating robotic navigational intentions

A Watanabe, T Ikeda, Y Morales… - 2015 IEEE/RSJ …, 2015 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper presents a study on intention communication in a navigational context using a
robotic wheelchair. The robotic wheelchair uses light projection to communicate its motion …

A cloud robotics solution to improve social assistive robots for active and healthy aging

M Bonaccorsi, L Fiorini, F Cavallo, A Saffiotti… - International Journal of …, 2016 - Springer
Technological innovation in robotics and ICT represents an effective solution to tackle the
challenge of providing social sustainable care services for the ageing population. The recent …

Towards the evolution of smart home environments: A survey

A Bejarano, B Fernandez, M Jimeno… - … of Automation and …, 2016 - pure.urosario.edu.co
Current lifestyles and technologies have inspired new ways to manage home appliances
free of restrictions previously imposed by distance and time. So-called home automation …

A BCI-based environmental control system for patients with severe spinal cord injuries

R Zhang, Q Wang, K Li, S He, S Qin… - IEEE Transactions …, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Objective: This study proposes an event-related potential (ERP) brain-computer interface
(BCI)-based environmental control system that integrates household electrical appliances, a …

Effectiveness of social behaviors for autonomous wheelchair robot to support elderly people in Japan

M Shiomi, T Iio, K Kamei, C Sharma, N Hagita - PloS one, 2015 - journals.plos.org
We developed a wheelchair robot to support the movement of elderly people and
specifically implemented two functions to enhance their intention to use it: speaking …

Including human factors for planning comfortable paths

Y Morales, A Watanabe, F Ferreri… - … on robotics and …, 2015 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This work proposes a Human-Comfortable Path Planner (HCoPP) system for autonomous
passenger vehicles. The aim is to create a path planner that improves the feeling of comfort …

A self-paced BCI prototype system based on the incorporation of an intelligent environment-understanding approach for rehabilitation hospital environmental control

Y Liu, Y Liu, J Tang, E Yin, D Hu, Z Zhou - Computers in Biology and …, 2020 - Elsevier
This paper presents a self-paced brain–computer interface (BCI) based on the incorporation
of an intelligent environment-understanding approach into a motor imagery (MI) BCI system …

Passenger discomfort map for autonomous navigation in a robotic wheelchair

Y Morales, A Watanabe, F Ferreri, J Even… - Robotics and …, 2018 - Elsevier
This work presents a navigational approach that takes into consideration the perception of
comfort by a human passenger. Comfort is the state of being at ease and free from stress; …

How to engineer sustainability: from resource-wise manufacturing towards ecosystem-wide impacts

JM Müller, N Kazantsev, R Allmendinger… - … and Policy Journal, 2024 - emerald.com
Purpose This conceptual paper aims to present a perspective on how to engineer
sustainability through the prism of Industry 4.0 technologies and outline propositions to …