RatCar system for estimating locomotion states using neural signals with parameter monitoring: Vehicle-formed brain-machine interfaces for rat.

An online brain-machine interface (BMI) in the form of a small vehicle, the 'RatCar,' has been developed. A rat had neural electrodes implanted in its primary motor cortex and basal ganglia regions to continuously record neural signals. Then, a linear state space model represents a correlation between the recorded neural signals and locomotion states (i.

Estimation of locomotion speed and directions changes to control a vehicle using neural signals from the motor cortex of rat.

We have developed a brain-machine interface (BMI) in the form of a small vehicle, which we call the RatCar. In this system, we implanted wire electrodes in the motor cortices of rat's brain to continuously record neural signals. We applied a linear model to estimate the locomotion state (e.

Development of mechanical circulatory support devices at the University of Tokyo.

The development of mechanical circulatory support devices at the University of Tokyo has focused on developing a small total artificial heart (TAH) since achieving 532 days of survival of an animal with a paracorporial pneumatically driven TAH. The undulation pump was invented to meet this purpose. The undulation pump total artificial heart (UPTAH) is an implantable TAH that uses an undulation pump.