Abstract
Brain machine interface (BMI) has recently shown that it can be used to assist disable people in navigating a robotic wheelchair by using their mental intentions. BMI based navigation is a very challenging task that requires continuous mental focus from the user. In this paper we present a novel adaptive method for BMI based robotic wheelchair navigation. Based on user intentions and environment context, the robot adaptively changes between direct and autonomous navigation. This facilitates navigation, reduces mental focus and improves BMI accuracy.
