Single channel wireless EEG: Proposed application in train drivers

Proceedings - 3rd International Conference on Broadband Communications, Informatics and Biomedical Applications, BroadCom 2008

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 58-63

  Ridwan, Surya Darma ^a   Thompson, Robert ^a   Jap, Budi Thomas ^a   Lal, Sara ^a   Fischer, Peter ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b Signal Network Technology Pty Ltd   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRAIN ACTIVITY; FATIGUE COUNTERMEASURES; SINGLE CHANNELS; SLOW WAVE; TRAIN DRIVERS;

BRAIN; DRIVER TRAINING; TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY;

EID: 67549117314     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/BROADCOM.2008.69     Document Type: Conference Paper

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