tablet-based gaze tracker p13541 2012-2/ 2012-3 tina podrasky (ise)michael krenzer (ee)hemsley...
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Tablet-Based Gaze TrackerP13541 2012-2/ 2012-3
Tina Podrasky (ISE)Michael Krenzer (EE) Hemsley Pichardo (EE)
Brad Wideman (CE)Matt Kelly (CE)
Susan Farnand (Sponsor) Les Moore (Faculty Guide)
MISSION STATEMENT: TO DESIGN AND MANUFACTURE A TABLET-BASED GAZE TRACKER THAT USES A MODIFIED WEB CAMERA TO DETERMINE WHERE THE USER IS LOOKING IN RESPECT TO A SECONDARY VIDEO BEING RECORDED BY THE TABLET’S BUILT-IN REAR CAMERA.
MOTIVATION:oTEACHING TOOL FOR NOVICE PHOTOGRAPHERS oALLOWS FOR THE GREATEST LEVEL OF PORTABLITY CURRENTLY AVAILABLE
BACKGROUND:CURRENTLY EXISTING GAZE TRACKERSoREMOTE GAZE TRACKER- ATTACHES TO A DESKTOP COMPUTER –NOT PORTABLEoEYEGLASSES WITH INTEGRATED CAMERAS- REQUIRES THE USER TO WEAR A LAPTOP BACKPACK- SEMI PORTABLE
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION VISIT OUR TEAM WEBSITE AT http://edge.rit.edu/edge/P13541/public/Home
INFRARED LED CIRCUIT:USED TO CREATE THE GLINTS REQUIRED FOR GAZE TRACKING o6 IR LEDS IN TWO CLUSTERSo2 RESISTORS 150Ω AND 22Ω oTWO PCB BOARDS ON EITHER END OF THE TABLEToOSRAM SFH-4550 LEDSoLEDs SANDED TO DIFFUSE INFRARED LIGHT
RESULTS/ CONCLUSIONS:oMANY CUSTOMER NEEDS WERE MET, BUT GAZE TRACKING SHOULD BE MORE ROBUSToGAZE TRACKING IS DIFFICULT TO ACCURATELY IMPLEMENT, BUT EXTREMELY USEFULoHUGE IMPLICATIONS FOR RESEARCH AND ACCESSIBIILITY PURPOSESoA POWERFUL AND PORTABLE OPEN-SOURCE GAZE TRACKING LIBRARY IS HIGHLY DESIRABLE
o BO HUo JAN MANETIo JEFFERY PELZo FLURIN RINDISBACHERo ANDREW SHUMAN
MOUNT AND CASE DESIGN:oABS PLASTIC CASE – USED TO MOUNT CAMERA AND IR LEDS oCLEAR PLASTIC COVERS – ALLOWS IR LIGHT TO REFLECT OFF THE USERS EYE WHILE PROTECTING THE CAMERA’S LENSoMOUNT MADE OUT OF GOPRO CAMERA PARTS oCONNECTOR MADE OF ALUMINUM ALLOY – SIMILAR DESIGN TO EXISTING GOPRO CONNECTOR
TEST RESULTS FOR USABILITY:o15 SUBJECTS RUN FOUR RANDOMIZED CALIBRATION ROUTINE oTHE SUBJECT FOLLOW A SINGLE DOT TO FIVE DIFFERENT LOCATIONS ON THE SCREENoTWO DIFFERENT CALIBRATION VARIABLES - FAST OR SLOW AND WITH OR WITHOUT DIRECTION oFAST WITH DIRECTION WAS DETERMINED TO BE THE MOST ACCURATE ROUTINE
DESIGN PROCESS:oSAFE AND PORTABLE DEVICE THAT OPERATES IN REAL-TIMEoUTILIZES TWO CAMERAS: ONE TO CAPTURE THE USER’S EYE ANOTHER TO CAPTURE THE USERS SUBJECT MATTERoPROVIDES VISUAL FEEDBACK THAT OVERLAIYS THE USER’S GAZE POINTS WITH THE IMAGE ON THE TABLET’S DISPLAY
DESIGN SPECIFICATIONS:oALL COMPONENTS MUST RUN OFF THE TABLET’S INTERNAL BATTERY AND LAST FOR 30 MINUTES BEFORE RECHARGINGoTABLET MUST HAVE A REAR-FACING CAMERA AND RUN ANDROIDoTABLET MUST HAVE A USB PORT FOR INTERFACING WITH THE CAMERAoTHE DEVICE MUST OPERATE SUCCESSFULLY INDOORS AND OUTDOOESoTHE SOFTWARE ON THE TABLET MUST NOT HAVE RESTRICTIONS ON MODIFICATION THAT CANNOT BE BYPASSED
TESTING CAMERA FOCUS
DISASSEMBLED CAMERA WITH REPLACEMENT FILTER
MODIFICATION OF WEBCAM:oORIGINAL CAMERA IS THE LOGITECH C510oCAMERA’S IR FILTER WAS REMOVED oREPLACEMENT FILTER MADE FROM FILM NEGATIVES WAS PLACED ABOVE THE IMAGE SENSOR
CAMERA FOCUSING:oCAMERA WAS FOCUSED USING THE ISO12233 CHART
o ADRIANA BECKER-GOMEZo FRANK COST o KEVIN ENCARNACIONo CHRIS FEUZo DAVID HATHAWAY
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS:SPECIAL THANKS TO:
MAIN EFFECT AND RESIDUAL PLOTS FOR SPEED AND DIRECTION
SUBJECT USING THE CALIBRATION ROUTINE
IMAGES USED FOR DEBUGGING: oPUPIL IS FOUND BY ALGORITHM AND CIRCLEDoPUPIL CENTER IS CROSSEDoCORNEAL REFLECTION CANDIDATES ARE FOUND AND CROSSEDoCOMBINATION OF PUPIL CENTER AND CONREAL REFLECTIONS USED TO DETERMINE GAZE POINT
DEBUGGING IMAGES TAKEN WITH GAZE TRACKER