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Inspiration
Emergencies strike when we least expect them—and often when we’re least able to respond. Imagine being a college student walking alone at night, realizing someone is following you, but fear takes over. Or having a panic attack so severe that you can’t collect yourself enough to call for help. Or facing a home intruder while your phone is out of reach.
In these critical moments, traditional methods of seeking help fail. Our project was inspired by the need for a hands-free, instant, and reliable way to connect to safety—a solution that works even when fear, physical limitations, or lack of access make it impossible to pick up the phone.
What it does
Ceilent is a thought-powered safety and well-being alert system using an Emotiv-based Brain-Computer Interface (BCI) to allow individuals to send a help signal to family, caregivers, or authorities when they cannot use their hands, voice, or physical devices.
How we built it
We used virtual headware, and then used it to code. Our code included an API key to Twilio, and got it to send texts to the intended recipient .
Challenges we ran into
- The Emotiv side of the code was difficult to work with—we couldn’t integrate our SMS code into it
- Emotiv software and hardware were unable to synchronize
- Getting it to text the relative the current location
Accomplishments that we're proud of
Having the API work Having a general idea on how we can code the program
What we learned
Learned about applications of new scientific technologies Learning about EEG signals and how to train emotiv devices
What's next for Ceilent?
Emotiv could be sized down to a small adhesive item, such as a sticker, placed behind the ear on the mastoid bone. We wish to do this so that people can alert trusted contacts subtly.
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