Brain Wave Image Generation for Autonomous Mobility Control

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current mobility systems lack the ability to autonomously determine and respond to a passenger's intentions for services or items based on brain wave signals, limiting their ability to provide personalized and efficient route changes or order placement during travel.

Innovation Solution

A method and apparatus that utilize brain wave signals collected from passengers to generate images using an artificial intelligence model, such as a generative adversarial network (GAN), to select and control mobility routes or order items from service points, by matching the generated images to predetermined lists of service points or items, and transmitting relevant information or orders.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Extent of automation

If brain wave signals are collected and processed using AI models to generate images, then the ability to autonomously determine passenger intentions is improved, but the device complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveautonomous determination of passenger intentionsVSAvoidcomplexity of brain wave processing system
Core Design Contradiction:
Extent of automationVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent introduces an artificial intelligence model as an intermediary component that translates complex brain wave signals into interpretable images representing passenger intentions. This intermediary AI layer bridges the gap between raw neural signals and actionable intent recognition, enabling autonomous determination without requiring the control system to directly interpret complex physiological data

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Solution Approach 2:

The patent replaces traditional mechanical or manual control interfaces with a brain-computer interface system that uses neural signals and AI processing. This substitution eliminates the need for physical interaction (steering, buttons, voice commands) and enables direct mind-to-vehicle control, significantly improving automation extent while the AI handles the complexity of signal processing

Inventive Principle:
Principle #28Mechanics substitution (Replace mechanical system)

2Speed

If brain wave signals are processed in real-time to generate images, then the response speed to passenger needs is improved, but the energy consumption increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveresponse speed to passenger needsVSAvoidenergy consumption of brain wave processing
Core Design Contradiction:
SpeedVSUse of energy by moving object

Solution Approach 1:

The patent performs preliminary processing of brain wave signals by converting them into image representations using AI models before further analysis. This preliminary transformation organizes the data in a more efficient format that enables faster subsequent processing and decision-making, improving response speed while the AI optimization manages energy consumption during the conversion process

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

3Measurement precision

If multiple channels of brain wave signals are collected, then the precision of intention recognition is improved, but the difficulty of detecting and measuring increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveprecision of intention recognitionVSAvoiddifficulty of processing multi-channel signals
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSDifficulty of detecting and measuring

Solution Approach 1:

The patent creates visual image copies or representations of the multi-channel brain wave signals through AI processing. Instead of directly analyzing complex multi-dimensional neural data, the system generates simplified image representations that preserve the essential intent information while being much easier to detect, measure, and interpret, thereby reducing measurement difficulty while maintaining recognition precision

Inventive Principle:
Principle #26Copying

Data Source

PatentUS11449142B2Apparatus and method for generating image using brain wave
Publication Date: 2022.09.20 HYUNDAI MOTOR CO LTD
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AI summary

An apparatus for generating an image using brain wave signals includes a sensor configured to collect brain wave signals of at least one passenger in a mobility from a plurality of channels for a predetermined time, and a controller configured to generate a first image from the brain wave signals collected from the plurality of channels using an artificial intelligence model, to select at least one second image included in a predetermined list based on the generated first image, and to control the mobility as a response to the selected second image.