Comparison of Motor Imagery Brain Computer Interfaces and Validation with the OpenBCI EEG Electrode Cap

Isaac J. C. Jordan; Benjamin Metcalfe; Virginia Ruiz Garate; Dan Withey

doi:10.1007/978-3-031-77588-8_136

Comparison of Motor Imagery Brain Computer Interfaces and Validation with the OpenBCI EEG Electrode Cap

Isaac J. C. Jordan, Benjamin Metcalfe, Virginia Ruiz Garate, Dan Withey

Research output: Chapter or section in a book/report/conference proceeding › Book chapter

Abstract

People with Tetraplegia will typically require costly, round-the-clock care over the course of their lives due to lack of motor function. Brain computer interfaces (BCIs) are capable of identifying imagined motor intention for individual limbs; however, high-cost electroencephalography (EEG) devices are typically used. In this paper, a comparison of 4 published motor imagery (MI) BCIs is undertaken. BCI Competition IV Dataset 2b is used to benchmark the four and the relatively low-cost OpenBCI EEG cap is then used with each, in a custom experiment. Results obtained from the OpenBCI EEG cap suggest that it is suitable for MI tasks, though this should be confirmed with a larger sample. Also, 2 of the 4 MI BCI’s stand out for decoding accuracy, though all performed well.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Converging Clinical and Engineering Research on Neurorehabilitation V. (ICNR 2024)
Subtitle of host publication	Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Neurorehabilitation - Volume 1
Editors	J. L. Pons, J. Tornero, M. Akay
Place of Publication	Cham, Switzerland
Publisher	Springer
Chapter	136
Pages	694-698
Number of pages	5
Volume	1
Edition	1st
ISBN (Electronic)	9783031775888
ISBN (Print)	9783031775871
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-77588-8_136
Publication status	Published - 27 Feb 2025
Event	International Conference on Neurorehabilitation - La Granja, Spain Duration: 5 Nov 2024 → 8 Nov 2024

Publication series

Name	Biosystems and Biorobotics
Volume	31
ISSN (Print)	2195-3562
ISSN (Electronic)	2195-3570

Conference

Conference	International Conference on Neurorehabilitation
Abbreviated title	(ICNR 2024)
Country/Territory	Spain
City	La Granja
Period	5/11/24 → 8/11/24

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Biomedical Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Artificial Intelligence

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10.1007/978-3-031-77588-8_136

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Jordan, I. J. C., Metcalfe, B., Garate, V. R., & Withey, D. (2025). Comparison of Motor Imagery Brain Computer Interfaces and Validation with the OpenBCI EEG Electrode Cap. In J. L. Pons, J. Tornero, & M. Akay (Eds.), Converging Clinical and Engineering Research on Neurorehabilitation V. (ICNR 2024): Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Neurorehabilitation - Volume 1 (1st ed., Vol. 1, pp. 694-698). (Biosystems and Biorobotics; Vol. 31). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-77588-8_136

Comparison of Motor Imagery Brain Computer Interfaces and Validation with the OpenBCI EEG Electrode Cap. / Jordan, Isaac J. C.; Metcalfe, Benjamin; Garate, Virginia Ruiz et al.
Converging Clinical and Engineering Research on Neurorehabilitation V. (ICNR 2024): Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Neurorehabilitation - Volume 1. ed. / J. L. Pons; J. Tornero; M. Akay. Vol. 1 1st. ed. Cham, Switzerland: Springer, 2025. p. 694-698 (Biosystems and Biorobotics; Vol. 31).

Research output: Chapter or section in a book/report/conference proceeding › Book chapter

Jordan, IJC, Metcalfe, B, Garate, VR & Withey, D 2025, Comparison of Motor Imagery Brain Computer Interfaces and Validation with the OpenBCI EEG Electrode Cap. in JL Pons, J Tornero & M Akay (eds), Converging Clinical and Engineering Research on Neurorehabilitation V. (ICNR 2024): Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Neurorehabilitation - Volume 1. 1st edn, vol. 1, Biosystems and Biorobotics, vol. 31, Springer, Cham, Switzerland, pp. 694-698, International Conference on Neurorehabilitation , La Granja, Spain, 5/11/24. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-77588-8_136

Jordan IJC, Metcalfe B, Garate VR, Withey D. Comparison of Motor Imagery Brain Computer Interfaces and Validation with the OpenBCI EEG Electrode Cap. In Pons JL, Tornero J, Akay M, editors, Converging Clinical and Engineering Research on Neurorehabilitation V. (ICNR 2024): Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Neurorehabilitation - Volume 1. 1st ed. Vol. 1. Cham, Switzerland: Springer. 2025. p. 694-698. (Biosystems and Biorobotics). doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-77588-8_136

Jordan, Isaac J. C. ; Metcalfe, Benjamin ; Garate, Virginia Ruiz et al. / Comparison of Motor Imagery Brain Computer Interfaces and Validation with the OpenBCI EEG Electrode Cap. Converging Clinical and Engineering Research on Neurorehabilitation V. (ICNR 2024): Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Neurorehabilitation - Volume 1. editor / J. L. Pons ; J. Tornero ; M. Akay. Vol. 1 1st. ed. Cham, Switzerland : Springer, 2025. pp. 694-698 (Biosystems and Biorobotics).

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