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A robo-pigeon based on an innovative multi-mode telestimulation system

Issue title: Frontiers in Biomedical Engineering and Biotechnology – Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Biomedical Engineering and Biotechnology, 18–21 August 2015, Shanghai, China

Guest editors: Feng Liu, Dong-Hoon Lee, Ricardo Lagoa and Sandeep Kumar

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Yang, Junqinga; b; * | Huai, Ruituob | Wang, Huib | Lv, Changzhib | Su, Xuechengb

Affiliations: [a] Institute of RF and OE-ICs, Southeast University, Nanjing 210096, China | [b] College of Electrical Engineering and Automation, Shandong University of Science and Technology, Qingdao Shandong Province, 266590, China

Correspondence: [*] Address for correspondence: Junqing Yang, Institute of RF and OE-ICs, Southeast University, Jiangsu Province, 210096, China. Tel.: +086-25-83793303; Fax: +086-25-83792882; E-mail: yjqings2005@163.com.

Keywords: Robo-pigeon, bio-robot, brain-computer interface, telestimulation system, multi-mode

DOI: 10.3233/BME-151323

Journal: Bio-Medical Materials and Engineering, vol. 26, no. s1, pp. S357-S363, 2015

Published: 2015
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In this paper, we describe a new multi-mode telestimulation system for brain-microstimulation for the navigation of a robo-pigeon, a new type of bio-robot based on Brain-Computer Interface (BCI) techniques. The multi-mode telestimulation system overcomes neuron adaptation that was a key shortcoming of the previous single-mode stimulation by the use of non-steady TTL biphasic pulses accomplished by randomly alternating pulse modes. To improve efficiency, a new behavior model (“virtual fear”) is proposed and applied to the robo-pigeon. Unlike the previous “virtual reward” model, the “virtual fear” behavior model does not require special training. The performance and effectiveness of the system to alleviate the adaptation of neurons was verified by a robo-pigeon navigation test, simultaneously confirming the practicality of the “virtual fear” behavioral model.

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