Focus Friend

The hardware
The application

Inspiration

We wanted a technically advanced project — something that had to take at least the time we were at the hackathon to do. Still, we also wanted it to be unique, which brought us to the world of Neuroscience and Electric Engineering. We were amazed that brain waves can not only be measured non-invasively but can tell us a lot about the individual, which includes fatigue and overall productivity.

What it does

Using an Electroencephalogram ( EEG ) made from scratch:

Measures electrical activity (waves) emitted by the brain
Sends the data through Bluetooth to a mobile device
Analyzes this information looking at the average height of the function at a given time to determine if it is Beta wave — which represents focus or an Alpha wave — if one is deeply relaxed.
The data is then displayed as a neat graph and summed up for the user.