The human eye as human-machine interface

Eye tracking as an interface to operate a computer is under research for a while and new systems are still being developed nowadays that provide some encouragement to those bound to illnesses that incapacitates them to use any other form of interaction with a computer. Although using computer vision...

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Autor principal: Lopes, Gil (author)
Outros Autores: Santos, Merylin (author), Ribeiro, A. Fernando (author)
Formato: article
Idioma:eng
Publicado em: 2014
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Texto completo:http://hdl.handle.net/1822/41616
País:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorium.sdum.uminho.pt:1822/41616
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Resumo:Eye tracking as an interface to operate a computer is under research for a while and new systems are still being developed nowadays that provide some encouragement to those bound to illnesses that incapacitates them to use any other form of interaction with a computer. Although using computer vision processing and a camera, these systems are usually based on head mount technology being considered a contact type system. This paper describes the implementation of a human-computer interface based on a fully non-contact eye tracking vision system in order to allow people with tetraplegia to interface with a computer. As an assistive technology, a graphical user interface with special features was developed including a virtual keyboard to allow user communication, fast access to pre-stored phrases and multimedia and even internet browsing. This system was developed with the focus on low cost, user friendly functionality and user independency and autonomy.