An Efficient Multi-Class MI Based BCI Scheme Using Statistical Fusion Techniques of Classifiers

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An efficient implementation of a multi-class motor imagery (MI) brain computer interface (BCI) classification scheme is presented in this work. The proposed method uses the common spatial pattern (CSP) and filter bank CSP (FBCSP) algorithms, with both one versus all (OVA) and one versus one (OVO) approach for multi-class extension. Mutual information (MInf) based feature selection algorithm has been used to obtain the features to train different linear discriminant analysis (LDA) classifiers. To improve the performance, the outputs of these classifiers are combined using two statistical methods: the mode of the OVA and OVO classifiers, and the more sophisticated Dempster-Shafer (DS) theory. The method has been evaluated on the 4-class MI dataset (BCI competition IV 2a), and the results showed that it has outperformed the winner of the competition (maximum kappa value of 0.593 vs 0.569). The proposed method proved the benefits of combining classifiers with appropriate techniques.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the TENCON 2019 : Technology, Knowledge, and Society
PublisherIEEE
Publication date2019
Pages378-382
Article number8929345
ISBN (Electronic)9781728118956
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2019
Event2019 IEEE Region 10 Conference: Technology, Knowledge, and Society, TENCON 2019 - Kerala, India
Duration: 17 Oct 201920 Oct 2019

Conference

Conference2019 IEEE Region 10 Conference: Technology, Knowledge, and Society, TENCON 2019
LandIndia
ByKerala
Periode17/10/201920/10/2019
SponsorCochin Shipyard Limited, et al., Kerala State - IT Mission, Nest, Nissan Digital, Terumo Penpol
SeriesIEEE Region 10 Annual International Conference, Proceedings/TENCON
Volume2019-October
ISSN2159-3442

    Research areas

  • Brain Computer Interface, Common Spatial Pattern, Dempster-Shafer theory, Multi-class Motor Imagery, Mutual Information

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