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MAGNETOENCEPHALOGRAPHY FOR REAL-TIME COMPUTER CONTROL

Award Information
Agency: National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Branch: N/A
Contract: N/A
Agency Tracking Number: 2744
Amount: $250,000.00
Phase: Phase II
Program: SBIR
Solicitation Topic Code: N/A
Solicitation Number: N/A
Timeline
Solicitation Year: N/A
Award Year: 1987
Award Start Date (Proposal Award Date): N/A
Award End Date (Contract End Date): N/A
Small Business Information
2500 Maryland Rd
Willow Grove, PA 19090
United States
DUNS: N/A
HUBZone Owned: No
Woman Owned: No
Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: No
Principal Investigator
 Dr Nora Harrington
 Principal Investigator
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Research Institution
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Abstract

A VARIETY OF MAN-MACHINE INTERFACE CONCEPTS HAVE BEEN DEVELOPED IN RECENT YEARS IN AN ATTEMPS TO INCREASE THE FLOWOF RELEVANT INFORMATION BETWEEN THE SYSTEM AND OPERATOR, ANDALLEVIATE THE NEED FOR COMPLEX, PROGRAMMER-ORIENTED INPUTS THROUGH THE USE OF USER-FRIENDLY WORKSTATIONS. THESE CONCEPTS HAVE CONCENTRATED ON THE PRESENTATION, SELECTION, OR DISPLAY ASPECTS OF THE INTERFACE. AN ASPECT OF INTERFACEDESIGN THAT HAS NOT BEEN EXTENSIVELY EXPLORED IS THE ISSUE OF CONTROL MECHANISMS FOR COMPUTER SYSTEMS. DEVELOPMENT OF ADVANCED SOFTWARE SYSTEMS FOR MISSION PLANNING AND CONTROL IS DESIRABLE TO ENHANCE THE HUMAN OPERATOR'S JOB PERFORMANCEESPECIALLY DURING PERIODS OF HIGH WORKLOAD. THE INNOVATIVE RESEARCH PROPOSED BY ANALYTICS IS TO ASSESS THE FEASIBILITY OF USING BRAIN WAVE SENSING FOR COMPUTER CONTROL. IN THIS REGARD, BRAIN WAVE OUTPUT FROM THE HUMAN OPERATOR WOULD SERVE AS A MACHINE INPUT VIA AN APPROPRIATE INTERPRETER AND INTERFACE DEVICE.

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