Design and Development of a Low-Cost Portable Biofeedback Device for use in Sleep Induction and Relaxation

该项目旨在扩展现有的各种用于睡眠诱导的刺激知识，如光、听觉和弱电磁刺激，并开发一个低成本的便携式生物反馈原型。这种新颖的设备将基于自适应或模糊推理算法，将集成到由Compumedics有限公司生产的现有的动态Siesta EEG记录系统中。这种新颖的实时生物反馈原型的开发将鼓励使用这种特殊技术的进一步研究，将其应用于澳大利亚社区的预防性医疗保健。这一生物仪器样机的成果有可能将睡眠市场扩大到新的国际水平。

This project aims to expand on existing knowledge of the various stimuli used in sleep induction such as photic, auditory and weak electromagnetic stimulation and develop a low-cost portable biofeedback prototype. This novel device will be based on adaptive or fuzzy reasoning algorithms, which would be integrated into the existing ambulatory Siesta EEG recording system, produced by Compumedics Ltd. The development of this novel real-time biofeedback prototype will encourage further research using this particular technology to apply it in preventative healthcare in Australian community. The outcome of this proposed bioinstrumentation prototype could possibly expand sleep market to new international level.