A wearable ergonomic gaze-tracker for infants

Author

Schiavone, G. ; Guglielmelli, E. ; Keller, F. ; Zollo, L. ; Chersi, F.

Author_Institution

Lab. of Biomed. Robot. & Biomicrosystems, Univ. Campus Bio-Medico di Roma, Rome, Italy

fYear

2010

fDate

Aug. 31 2010-Sept. 4 2010

Firstpage

1283

Lastpage

1286

Abstract

In this paper we present a low-cost hardware and software solution for monitoring gaze and head movements in infants. The proposed device consists in a webcam and a magneto-inertial sensor mounted on a cap. Signal acquisition and elaboration is carried out on a common PC. Technological choices and calibration procedures rely on a minimally obtrusive and ecological approach. The purpose of this work is to present preliminary in-lab evaluations on a new method that may enable researchers to gain new insights on the contents of visual experience from the child´s point of view.

Keywords

medical signal detection; medical signal processing; paediatrics; patient diagnosis; patient monitoring; vision; calibration; ecological approach; elaboration; gaze monitoring; head movements; infants; magneto-inertial sensor; minimally obtrusive method; signal acquisition; wearable ergonomic gaze-tracker; webcam; Calibration; Cameras; Head; Iris; Magnetic heads; Pixel; Visualization; Equipment Design; Equipment Failure Analysis; Eye; Eye Movements; Female; Fixation, Ocular; Head Protective Devices; Human Engineering; Humans; Infant; Infant, Newborn; Magnetics; Male; Monitoring, Ambulatory; Pattern Recognition, Automated; Video Recording;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC), 2010 Annual International Conference of the IEEE

Conference_Location

Buenos Aires

ISSN

1557-170X

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-4123-5

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IEMBS.2010.5626406

Filename

5626406