Towards an ubiquitous wireless digital writing instrument using MEMS motion sensing technology

Guangie Zhang, Guangyi Shi, Yilun Luo, Heidi Wong, Wen J. Li, Philip H. W. Leong, Ming Yiu Wong

Research output: Chapters, Conference Papers, Creative and Literary WorksRGC 32 - Refereed conference paper (with host publication)peer-review

26 Citations (Scopus)

Abstract

A Micro Inertial Measurement Unit (μIMU) which is based on MEMS accelerometers and gyro sensors is developed for real-time recognition of human hand motions, which when combined with appropriate filtering and transformation algorithms, becomes a Digital Writing System that can be used to record handwriting on any surface. The overall size of our μIMU is less than 25mm × 70mm × 20mm, including the micro sensors, processor, and wireless interface components. We present our progress on using this μIMU) based on Kalman filtering algorithm to filter the noise of sensors, which has allowed the system to successfully transform hand motions into recognizable and recordable English characters. Our goal is to implement this system to a digital hand-writing system that will interface with PC and mobile computing devices. ©2005 IEEE.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationIEEE/ASME International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics, AIM
Pages795-800
Volume1
Publication statusPublished - 2005
Externally publishedYes
EventProceedings of the 2005 IEEE/ASME International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics, AIM 2005 - Monterey, CA, United States
Duration: 24 Jul 200528 Jul 2005

Publication series

Name
Volume1

Conference

ConferenceProceedings of the 2005 IEEE/ASME International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics, AIM 2005
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityMonterey, CA
Period24/07/0528/07/05

Research Keywords

  • μIMU
  • Digital Writing System
  • Human Motion Sensing
  • Kalman Filter
  • MEMS
  • Wireless Sensing

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