Extraction and Analysis of Respiratory Motion Using Wearable Inertial Sensor System during Trunk Motion.

Respiratory activity is an essential vital sign of life that can indicate changes in typical breathing patterns and irregular body functions such as asthma and panic attacks. Many times, there is a need to monitor breathing activity while performing day-to-day functions such as standing, bending, trunk stretching or during yoga exercises. A single IMU (inertial measurement unit) can be used in measuring respiratory motion; however, breathing motion data may be influenced by a body trunk movement that occurs while recording respiratory activity.

Active brainwave pattern generation for brain-to-machine communication.

Over the years of research, Electroencephalogram (EEG) signal study has grown to give promising outcomes. A lot of research has been done on implementing brain-computer-interfaces, and the brain-computer interface (BCI) algorithm as well as the study of the effects of different stimuli on brain signals. This paper intends to make progress toward that goal by developing a responsive real-time EEG-based brain-to-machine communication system by generating distinct EEG signals at will and identification of the explicit pattern that they reflect for the presented self-induced internal visual and auditory stimuli.

A Wireless 32-Channel Implantable Bidirectional Brain Machine Interface.

All neural information systems (NIS) rely on sensing neural activity to supply commands and control signals for computers, machines and a variety of prosthetic devices. Invasive systems achieve a high signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) by eliminating the volume conduction problems caused by tissue and bone. An implantable brain machine interface (BMI) using intracortical electrodes provides excellent detection of a broad range of frequency oscillatory activities through the placement of a sensor in direct contact with cortex.

Design of mechanical components for vibration reduction in an atomic force microscope.

Vibration is a key factor to be considered when designing the mechanical components of a high precision and high speed atomic force microscope (AFM). It is required to design the mechanical components so that they have resonant frequencies higher than the external and internal vibration frequencies. In this work, the mechanical vibration in a conventional AFM system is analyzed by considering its mechanical components, and a vibration reduction is then achieved by reconfiguring the mechanical components.

Control of voice coil motor nanoscanners for an atomic force microscopy system using a loop shaping technique.

The voice coil motor nanoscanner has the advantages of large working range, easy control, and low cost compared to the conventional lead zirconate titanate driven nanoscanner. However, it has a small damping problem which causes mechanical vibration. The mechanical vibration reduces the accuracy as well as servobandwidth, which deteoriates the atomic force microscopy (AFM) image of the samples.