Development of a Gaze-Driven Electric Wheelchair with 360° Camera and Novel Gaze Interface

A novel gaze-based user interface (UI) is proposed for the remote control of robots and electric wheelchairs. A task-based experiment showed that this UI is more suitable for remote control than a conventional interface. The UI was applied to the control of a commercially available low-cost electric...

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Published in:	Journal of robotics and mechatronics Vol. 35; no. 3; pp. 743 - 750
Main Authors:	Kawata, Junji, Morimoto, Jiro, Kaji, Yoshio, Higuchi, Mineo, Fujisawa, Shoichiro
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Tokyo Fuji Technology Press Co. Ltd 20-06-2023
Subjects:	Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis Cameras Experiments Eye movements Libraries Outdoors Performance evaluation Remote control Robot control Robots Usability User interface Velocity Wheelchairs
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Summary:	A novel gaze-based user interface (UI) is proposed for the remote control of robots and electric wheelchairs. A task-based experiment showed that this UI is more suitable for remote control than a conventional interface. The UI was applied to the control of a commercially available low-cost electric wheelchair. By using a 360° camera and an eye tracker that can be used outdoors, the visibility of obstacles and the usability of the gaze-driven electric wheelchair were greatly improved. The gaze-driven electric wheelchair exhibited good performance in a task-based evaluation experiment.
ISSN:	0915-3942 1883-8049
DOI:	10.20965/jrm.2023.p0743