A drone that can be controlled by a soldier’s
mind
University researchers in Texas say they are
designing a new type of drone – one that could be controlled simply and only
with a soldier’s mind.
What that means is that the soldier can
command “move left” and “move right”
"The brainwaves contain signatures for
each person, but there are some common features from person to person. There's
a high degree of similarity between imagining or thinking of movement as compared
with actually moving that part of the body."
Unlike UTSA, He's work at the University of
Minnesota is designed to help paralyzed people one day be able to operate
electronics, robotic arms or wheel chairs using only their minds.
While the goal of controlling vehicles by way
of the mind is still ways off, the hope is that by studying the brain signals
and magnetic waves captured from graduate student Mauricio Merino, the
researchers will be able link the activity to specific commands that can
eventually be received by an advanced drone.
Once the drones are complete it will reduce the
amount of supplies that the troops have to carry into combat zones
Examples: a soldier could direct a drone
to fly over a hill to scout for enemies using his brain waves to give the
command, and then receive the data in his helmet from the drone's camera
immediately.
It is still a long way till it
is complete.
UTSA is not the first university to work with
brain-controlled drones, but it is the first to be researching the use of EEG
for a military purpose.
So once all of this is done which will be very soon. We will
be able to control drones with a brain
signal. It will help us a lot by having
less things to carry into combat zones.
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