Eyeing a real-time human-computer interface to assist those with motor disabilities

Author

Sesin, Anaelis ; Adjouadi, Malek ; Ayala, Melvin ; Cabrerizo, Mercedes ; Barreto, Armando

Author_Institution

Inf. Manage. Div., Florida Power & Light, Juno Beach, FL

Volume

27

Issue

3

fYear

2008

Firstpage

19

Lastpage

25

Abstract

The objective of this study was to design an adaptive, real-time assistive system as an alternate HCI that will give computer access to individuals with severe motor disabilities by means of eye gazing only. It focused on the implementation of an algorithm to smooth out abrupt and unwanted jerky behavior of the mouse cursor due to the saccadic nature of the eye movement via the configuration of an artificial neural network that minimizes the jitter effect based on user characteristics. These characteristics were extracted via the creation of user profiles through an embedded graphical interface.

Keywords

embedded systems; graphical user interfaces; handicapped aids; human computer interaction; jitter; mouse controllers (computers); neural nets; adaptive real-time human-computer interface; artificial neural network; embedded graphical interface; eye gazing; jitter effect minimization; motor disability assistive system; mouse cursor; Artificial neural networks; Computer interfaces; Computerized monitoring; Control systems; Human computer interaction; Jitter; Mice; Motion control; Real time systems; Remote monitoring;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Potentials, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0278-6648

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/MPOT.2007.914733

Filename

4517498