The Design of a Customised Portable BCI Headset for Home Based Neurorehabilitation

Abstract

This project aims to design a new portable Brain Computer Interface (BCI) headset that can be used by nonprofessionals (patients, caregivers) as part of BCI therapeutic applications in the home environment. The suitability of the design of the new headset under its operating conditions was evaluated through use of mechanical testing in Computer Aided Design (CAD) software and physical prototypes. Extensive use of CAD based design was used to create a novel testbed for future prototypes of BCI headsets. We present a solution for optimised hardware design of the BCI headset which incorporates existing electronic components (dry electrodes, portable amplifier, battery etc.