Simplified Eye Gesture Recognition for control of Assistive Devices

Information

  • Research Project
  • 7219094
  • ApplicationId
    7219094
  • Core Project Number
    R43HD055022
  • Full Project Number
    1R43HD055022-01
  • Serial Number
    55022
  • FOA Number
    PA-06-20
  • Sub Project Id
  • Project Start Date
    7/1/2007 - 16 years ago
  • Project End Date
    12/31/2008 - 15 years ago
  • Program Officer Name
    QUATRANO, LOUIS A
  • Budget Start Date
    7/1/2007 - 16 years ago
  • Budget End Date
    12/31/2008 - 15 years ago
  • Fiscal Year
    2007
  • Support Year
    1
  • Suffix
  • Award Notice Date
    6/29/2007 - 16 years ago

Simplified Eye Gesture Recognition for control of Assistive Devices

[unreadable] DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This project aims to provide a simpler, more user-friendly system for eye-controlled communication and computer interaction. Although eye-tracking systems are currently available, the existing systems tend to be very expensive, typically costing thousands of dollars, and most importantly, are difficult to set up, calibrate, and use. In this project, we will develop an eye-based communication device that is much simpler and is easy to use. It will be based on detecting qualitative eye gestures for communication, rather than on precisely measuring eye position. In the future, this device holds promise to integrate well with advanced software we have identified for text generation, word selection, and disambiguation. In this project, we will first identify practical eye gestures with a consortium of practitioners, technologists, and users. We will then develop a proof-of-concept I-gesture device using low-cost optical and electronic components. Java-based software will be developed for the PC to enable realistic testing of the device. The proof-of-concept device will be tried by a group of volunteer participants with disabilities to show feasibility of the I-gesture technology, and preliminary cost estimates will be derived to help predict user acceptance of the device. More than one million people in the United States have communications disorders severe enough to require augmentative communications technology, and many tens of thousands have disabilities so severe that few alternatives other than eye-based communication is possible. However, existing eye tracker solutions tend to be difficult to use for many individuals. This project will result in a device that is much more practical for a significant proportion of this population, and also promises to be lighter, smaller, and competitively priced. [unreadable] [unreadable] [unreadable] [unreadable]

IC Name
EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH &HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
  • Activity
    R43
  • Administering IC
    HD
  • Application Type
    1
  • Direct Cost Amount
  • Indirect Cost Amount
  • Total Cost
    123551
  • Sub Project Total Cost
  • ARRA Funded
  • CFDA Code
    865
  • Ed Inst. Type
  • Funding ICs
    NICHD:123551\
  • Funding Mechanism
  • Study Section
    ZRG1
  • Study Section Name
    Special Emphasis Panel
  • Organization Name
    VORTANT TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
  • Organization Department
  • Organization DUNS
  • Organization City
    WEAVERVILLE
  • Organization State
    NC
  • Organization Country
    UNITED STATES
  • Organization Zip Code
    28787
  • Organization District
    UNITED STATES