[p2p-research] [se-ictd] Query: Eye Tracking Hardware and Software- Referral. Reply by 21 February 2008

[Michel Bauwens]

Dear Gitan,

I don't know anything about this, so I'm forwarding it to the experts
of all experts, Sam Rose, and the people on the p2p research list,

Michel

On Feb 10, 2008 9:45 PM, Gitanjali Sah <gitanjali.sah at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello  Michel....getting this query to your notice ... it is a very
> important query ...would you have some answers? or could you recommend some
> people who might be interested ....
> thank you
> Gitanjali
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Gitanjali Sah <gitanjali.sah at gmail.com>
>  Date: Feb 7, 2008 2:08 PM
> Subject: [se-ictd] Query: Eye Tracking Hardware and Software- Referral.
> Reply by 21 February 2008
> To: ICT for Development Community <se-ictd at solutionexchange-un.net.in>
>
>
>
> Dear members,
>
>
>
> Most children with cerebral palsy use the direction they look in, to
> communicate. They have books with pictures or words in different corners,
> and a care giver notes down their choices. With
>
> a device that tracks their eyeballs. Experiments are being carried out to
> use the computer to help them communicate without a helper.
>
>
>
> Cerebral palsy is a group of disorders that affect a person's ability to
> move and to maintain balance and posture. The disorders appear in the first
> few years of life. Cerebral palsy happens when the areas of the brain that
> control movement and posture do not develop correctly or get damaged. Early
> signs of cerebral palsy usually appear before 3 years of age.
>
>
>
> The following article describes a low-cost device that could transform the
> lives of persons with cerebral palsy, quadraplegics, and the infirm, who
> often have a problem using a mouse.
>
>
>
> Design and Development of a Low-Cost Eye Tracking System for the
> Rehabilitation of the Completely Locked-In Patient
> Abu-Faraj, Z.   Mashaalany, M.J.   Bou Sleiman, H.C.   Heneine, J.-L.D.   Al
> Katergi, W.M.
>  Dept. of Biomed. Eng., American Univ. of Sci. & Technol., Beirut;
>
> http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/freeabs_all.jsp?tp=&arnumber=4030073&isnumber=4028926
>
> Describes the design and development process of an eye tracking-based
> computer system that benefits from the intact ocular motor control of the
> completely locked-in patient to provide him or her with an alternative means
> of communication
>
>
>
> TOBII Technology (http://www.tobii.com/corporate/start.aspx) and SR Research
> http://www.sr-research.com/  describe commercial products in this space
>
>
> With this background, I would like members to recommend:
>
> Affordable devices that track eyes
> Any research at an advanced stage, with working prototypes
>
>
>
> As a volunteer at AADI, Action For Ability Development and Inclusion
> (formerly known as Spastics Society of Northern India), I am keen to employ
> such devices to help disabled kids access the computer, thus significantly
> improving their chances of obtaining an education and a job.
>
>
>
> Arun Mehta
>
> Seth Jai Parkash Mukand Lal Institute of Engineering and Technology (JMIT)
>
> Haryana
>
>
>
> --
> Gitanjali Sah
> Research Associate,
> ICT for Development Community
> UN- Solution Exchange
> UNESCO House
> New Delhi



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