A brief survey on human activity recognition using motor imagery of EEG signals

Human being's biological processes and psychological activities are jointly connected to the brain. So, the examination of human activity is more significant for the well-being of humans. There are various models for brain activity detection considering neuroimaging for attaining decreased time requirement, increased control commands, and enhanced accuracy. Motor Imagery (MI)-based Brain-Computer Interface (BCI) systems create a way in which the brain can interact with the environment by processing Electroencephalogram (EEG) signals. Human Activity Recognition (HAR) deals with identifying the physiological activities of human beings based on sensory signals. This survey reviews the different methods available for HAR based on MI-EEG signals. A total of 50 research articles based on HAR from EEG signals are considered in this survey. This survey discusses the challenges faced by various techniques for HAR. Moreover, the papers are assessed considering various parameters, techniques, publication year, performance metrics, utilized tools, employed databases, etc. There were many techniques developed to solve the problem of HAR and they are classified as Machine Learning (ML) and Deep Learning (DL)models. At last, the research gaps and limitations of the techniques were discussed that contribute to developing an effective HAR.