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Evaluation of a Biosensing Headrest

The team’s project consists of evaluating the measurement capabilities of a biosensing headrest provided by Nissan. The headrest is meant to be able to detect differences in high and low arousal levels of automobile drivers, and the team’s goal was to verify its effectiveness. To do so, the team was tasked with researching and creating procedures to induce high and low arousal states in different subjects, physically implementing these procedures and measuring their outputs, and analyzing the results in comparison with the Nissan headrest. The chosen procedures consisted of using digital videos to either bore or entice subjects while their biological signals were measured using an electroencephalogram, an electrocardiogram, and electrodes for electrodermal activity. The final task of the project was data analysis and comparison of these different biosignals with data recorded by the Nissan headrest, with the team ultimately hoping to reach a conclusion on whether or not the headrest is viable for future automobile use.

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