OCULAR INTERACTION WITH ROBOTS, AN AID TO THE DISABLED.

Authors

  • JOSE MARIA AZORIN POVEDA UNIVERSIDAD MIGUEL HERNANDEZ
  • EDUARDO IAÑEZ MARTINEZ UNIVERSIDAD MIGUEL HERNANDEZ
  • EDUARDO FERNANDEZ JOVER UNIVERSIDAD MIGUEL HERNANDEZ
  • JOSE MARIA SABATER NAVARRO UNIVERSIDAD MIGUEL HERNANDEZ

Keywords:

Interfaz hombre-máquina, tecnologías de ayuda a la discapacidad, robótica, electro-oculografía, control remoto.

Abstract

This paper describes a technique to control remotely a robot arm from his eyes movement. This method will help disabled people to control a robot in order to aid them to perform tasks in their daily lives. The electrooculography technique (EOG) is used to detect the eyes movement. EOG registers the potential difference between the cornea and the retina using electrodes. The eyes movement is used to control a remote robot arm of 6 degrees of freedom. First, the paper introduces several eye movement techniques to interact with devices, focusing on the EOG one. Then, the paper describes the system that allows interacting with a robot through the eyes movement. Finally, the paper shows some experimental results related to the robot controlled by the EOG-based interface.

Published

2010-11-30

Issue

Section

ARTICULOS