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High performance computation of human computer interface for neurodegenerative individuals using eye movements and deep learning technique

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Disabilities due to neurodegenerative disease are rapidly increasing in number. The need for rehabilitative devices to achieve a normal and comfortable life in the absence of biochannels has also increased. The activities of biochannels can be easily replaced by implementing rehabilitative devices. The electrooculography (EOG)-based human–computer interface (HCI) is one of the most important techniques for enabling disabled persons to enjoy a normal life. The technique of measuring the cornea-retina potential difference is called EOG. The technology for converting thoughts to different control patterns to activate external devices is called the HCI. In this paper, we carried out a study on ten subjects aged 20–30 years using a five-electrode signal acquisition system (AD T26). The subject performances were experimentally verified by implementing periodogram features with a feedforward neural network trained on a nature-inspired algorithm. The analysis was conducted offline and online to evaluate the achievement of the developed HCI. The study showed an average classification accuracy of 93.93% for four tasks, with 95% accuracy for the offline mode and 90.12% for the online mode. The participating subjects drove the mobile robot in all directions frequently and quickly with a recognition accuracy of 98.12%. The study confirmed that the four tasks (related to driving the external device) performed by the subjects were convenient to perform in real time.

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  1. College of Computer Science and Information Technology, Jazan University, Jazan, Saudi Arabia

    Jayabrabu Ramakrishnan

  2. Faculty of Computer Science, National Defence Academy, Khadakwasla, Pune, India

    Rajesh Doss

  3. Electrical and Computer Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

    Thangam Palaniswamy

  4. College of Computing and Informatics, Saudi Electronic University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

    Raddad Faqihi & Karthik Srinivasan

  5. Department of Basic Sciences, College of Science and Theoretical Studies, Saudi Electronic University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

    Dowlath Fathima

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Ramakrishnan, J., Doss, R., Palaniswamy, T. et al. High performance computation of human computer interface for neurodegenerative individuals using eye movements and deep learning technique. J Supercomput 78, 2772–2792 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11227-021-03932-z

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