Facial Position and Expression-Based Human-Computer Interface for Persons With Tetraplegia
Research output: Journal Publications and Reviews (RGC: 21, 22, 62) › 21_Publication in refereed journal › peer-review
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Original language | English |
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Article number | 7058374 |
Pages (from-to) | 915-924 |
Journal / Publication | IEEE Journal of Biomedical and Health Informatics |
Volume | 20 |
Issue number | 3 |
Online published | 11 Mar 2015 |
Publication status | Published - May 2016 |
Externally published | Yes |
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Abstract
A human-computer interface (namely Facial position and expression Mouse system, FM) for the persons with tetraplegia based on a monocular infrared depth camera is presented in this paper. The nose position along with the mouth status (close/open) is detected by the proposed algorithm to control and navigate the cursor as computer user input. The algorithm is based on an improved Randomized Decision Tree, which is capable of detecting the facial information efficiently and accurately. A more comfortable user experience is achieved by mapping the nose motion to the cursor motion via a nonlinear function. The infrared depth camera enables the system to be independent of illumination and color changes both from the background and on human face, which is a critical advantage over RGB camera-based options. Extensive experimental results show that the proposed system outperforms existing assistive technologies in terms of quantitative and qualitative assessments.
Research Area(s)
- assistive technology (AT), Camera mouse, computer access., Fitts' law, hand-free control, humancomputer interaction (HCI), perceptual user interface, severe disabilities
Citation Format(s)
Facial Position and Expression-Based Human-Computer Interface for Persons With Tetraplegia. / Bian, Zhen-Peng; Hou, Junhui; Chau, Lap-Pui et al.
In: IEEE Journal of Biomedical and Health Informatics, Vol. 20, No. 3, 7058374, 05.2016, p. 915-924.Research output: Journal Publications and Reviews (RGC: 21, 22, 62) › 21_Publication in refereed journal › peer-review