Method for Controlling or Regulating a Machine

A method for controlling or regulating a machine by means of a contactless man-machine interface, comprising the steps of:

• a) providing a first signal generator which is provided with at least one component having a noise signal;
• b) providing a data record containing commands for controlling a machine;
• c) optionally gathering calibration data by
• ca) arranging the first signal generator and a person in spatial proximity;
• cb) repeatedly recording the noise signal from the first signal generator on the basis of a thought which is predefined to the person, the thought being selected from the elements in the data record according to b);
• cc) averaging the noise signals obtained according to cb) for the individual predefined thoughts;
• cd) optionally:
• mathematically processing the noise signal(s) averaged according to cc);
• ce) storing the noise signals obtained according to cc) and/or the data derived therefrom according to cd) in a manner associated with elements of the data record;
• cf) repeating method steps cb)-ce), if necessary, and storing a plurality of noise signals obtained according to cc) and/or the data derived therefrom according to cd) in a manner associated with elements of the data record, with the result that a plurality of noise signals or data derived therefrom are respectively stored for an element of the data record;
• d) controlling or regulating a machine, in particular using the calibration data gathered according to c), by
• da) repeatedly recording the noise signal from the first signal generator on the basis of a thought which is not predefined to the person and is selected from the elements in the data record according to b);
• db) averaging the noise signals obtained according to da) for the thoughts which have not been predefined;
• dc) optionally:
• mathematically processing the noise signal(s) averaged according to db);
• dd) associating the noise signal(s) obtained according to dc) with a thought in the data record, in particular on the basis of a comparison with the calibration data gathered according to c) and/or predefined reference data.