A Lightweight Network with Domain Adaptation for Motor Imagery Recognition

Brain–computer interfaces (BCI) are an effective tool for recognizing motor imagery and have been widely applied in the motor control and assistive operation domains. However, traditional intention-recognition methods face several challenges, such as prolonged training times and limited cross-subjec...

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Main Authors: Xinmin Ding, Zenghui Zhang, Kun Wang, Xiaolin Xiao, Minpeng Xu
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Published: MDPI AG 2024-12-01
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1099-4300/27/1/14
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Zenghui Zhang
Kun Wang
Xiaolin Xiao
Minpeng Xu
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Zenghui Zhang
Kun Wang
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Minpeng Xu
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description Brain–computer interfaces (BCI) are an effective tool for recognizing motor imagery and have been widely applied in the motor control and assistive operation domains. However, traditional intention-recognition methods face several challenges, such as prolonged training times and limited cross-subject adaptability, which restrict their practical application. This paper proposes an innovative method that combines a lightweight convolutional neural network (CNN) with domain adaptation. A lightweight feature extraction module is designed to extract key features from both the source and target domains, effectively reducing the model’s parameters and improving the real-time performance and computational efficiency. To address differences in sample distributions, a domain adaptation strategy is introduced to optimize the feature alignment. Furthermore, domain adversarial training is employed to promote the learning of domain-invariant features, significantly enhancing the model’s cross-subject generalization ability. The proposed method was evaluated on an fNIRS motor imagery dataset, achieving an average accuracy of 87.76% in a three-class classification task. Additionally, lightweight experiments were conducted from two perspectives: model structure optimization and data feature selection. The results demonstrated the potential advantages of this method for practical applications in motor imagery recognition systems.
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spelling doaj-art-b1c1d6e4269344aba2669915b869cb6f2025-01-24T13:31:39ZengMDPI AGEntropy1099-43002024-12-012711410.3390/e27010014A Lightweight Network with Domain Adaptation for Motor Imagery RecognitionXinmin Ding0Zenghui Zhang1Kun Wang2Xiaolin Xiao3Minpeng Xu4Academy of Medical Engineering and Translational Medicine, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300384, ChinaAcademy of Medical Engineering and Translational Medicine, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300384, ChinaAcademy of Medical Engineering and Translational Medicine, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300384, ChinaAcademy of Medical Engineering and Translational Medicine, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300384, ChinaAcademy of Medical Engineering and Translational Medicine, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300384, ChinaBrain–computer interfaces (BCI) are an effective tool for recognizing motor imagery and have been widely applied in the motor control and assistive operation domains. However, traditional intention-recognition methods face several challenges, such as prolonged training times and limited cross-subject adaptability, which restrict their practical application. This paper proposes an innovative method that combines a lightweight convolutional neural network (CNN) with domain adaptation. A lightweight feature extraction module is designed to extract key features from both the source and target domains, effectively reducing the model’s parameters and improving the real-time performance and computational efficiency. To address differences in sample distributions, a domain adaptation strategy is introduced to optimize the feature alignment. Furthermore, domain adversarial training is employed to promote the learning of domain-invariant features, significantly enhancing the model’s cross-subject generalization ability. The proposed method was evaluated on an fNIRS motor imagery dataset, achieving an average accuracy of 87.76% in a three-class classification task. Additionally, lightweight experiments were conducted from two perspectives: model structure optimization and data feature selection. The results demonstrated the potential advantages of this method for practical applications in motor imagery recognition systems.https://www.mdpi.com/1099-4300/27/1/14BCImotor imagerytransfer learningconvolutional neural network
spellingShingle Xinmin Ding
Zenghui Zhang
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A Lightweight Network with Domain Adaptation for Motor Imagery Recognition
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BCI
motor imagery
transfer learning
convolutional neural network
title A Lightweight Network with Domain Adaptation for Motor Imagery Recognition
title_full A Lightweight Network with Domain Adaptation for Motor Imagery Recognition
title_fullStr A Lightweight Network with Domain Adaptation for Motor Imagery Recognition
title_full_unstemmed A Lightweight Network with Domain Adaptation for Motor Imagery Recognition
title_short A Lightweight Network with Domain Adaptation for Motor Imagery Recognition
title_sort lightweight network with domain adaptation for motor imagery recognition
topic BCI
motor imagery
transfer learning
convolutional neural network
url https://www.mdpi.com/1099-4300/27/1/14
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