The Audeo is being developed to create a human-computer interface for communication. When a person intends to speak their brain sends muscle instructions in the form of electrical signals through the nervous system. These electrical signals stimulate the muscles to, under normal circumstances, produce the desired speech. In many cases however, disease or disability can prevent the muscles from responding to this stimulation. The Audeo gets around this by directly utilizing the electrical activity itself, which even in severe cases can still be present.

The Audeo sensor is a highly integrated, extremely sensitive sensor of neurological activity. It noninvasively detects electrical activity at the surface of the skin. The Audeo actively processes this activity to make it a robust control signal. This control signal can then be connected to a speech engine in various ways to give back to a person, the ability to communicate.

Current Applications of The Audeo:

The AudeoBasic for Communication– We have developed a method for individuals who have lost the ability to speak to be able to communicate again by using the neurological signal from the brain to control a speech generation software.

Future Possible Applications of The Audeo:

Wheelchair Control – By incorporating the Audeo with additional hardware, we have successfully controlled a wheelchair without the need of physical movement. To see the wheelchair in action, watch the wheelchair demonstration.

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