SEMINAR REPORT

ON

EYE GAZE COMMUNICATION

PRESENTED BY

NIJIN PRASAD P P

DEPARTMENT OF APPLIED ELECTRONICS

MODEL POLYTECHNIC COLLEGE
VADAKARA

MANAGED BY

INSTITUE OF HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT

(A GOVT.OF KERALA UNDERTAKING)

2014-2015

MODEL POLYTECHNIC COLLEGE

VADAKARA

MANAGED BY

INSTITUE OF HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT

(A GOVT.OF KERALA UNDERTAKING)

CERTIFICATE
This is to certify that this seminar report entitled EYE GAZE
COMMUNICATION" submitted by NIJIN PRASAD P.P

for

partial fulfilment of the requirement of diploma in Applied Electronics of the

department of Technical education Kerala is a record of seminar presented
by him during the year 2014-2015
HEAD OF SECTION
EXTERNAL EXAMINER

CO-ORDINATOR

GUIDE
INTERNAL EXAMINER

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

The Student is free to acknowledge all those he feels he should acknowledge on the basis
of the guidance and help provided during the preparation and presentation of the seminar.
It is customary to acknowledge the College Management /Principal / respective
Department HOD for giving the candidate an opportunity to carry out his /her studies at the
College.

BY
NIJIN PRASAD.P.P

Seminar Report 2014-2015

Eye gaze

CONTENTS
Page Number
ABSTRACT................................................................................................................................II
LIST OF FIGURES...................................................................................................................IIII
1.

INTRODUCTION..............................................................................................
................

2.

WHO'S USING EYE GAZE SYSTEM....2

a.

2.1THE SKILS NEEDE BY USER.2

i. 2.1.1GOOD CONTROL OF ONE EYE2
ii. 2.1.2ADEQUATE VISION..,3

b.

2.2POSITION MAINTAINING......4

c.

2.3MENTAL ABILITIES NEED FOR EYE GAZE.......4

i.

2.3.1COGNITION................................4

ii. 2.3.2ABILITY TO READ.................................................4

iii. MEMORY....................................................
3.

WORKING OF EYE GAZE..........................................5

4.

USES OF EYE GAZE....................................................................6

5.

MENU FOR EYE GAZE...................................................................................................................7

a.

5.1 THE PHRASE PROGRAM...................................................7

b.

5.2TYPE WRITTER PROGRAM...........................................8

c.

5.3 THE TELEPHONE PROGRAM...................................................................................8

d.

5.4RUN SECOND PC.....................................................................................8

e.

5.5THE LIGHT AND APPLIANCES.................................................................................9

f.

5.6READ TEXT PROGRAM...........................................................................................10

6.

ENVIRONMENT REUIRED FOR AN EYE GAZE.....10

7.

ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES.................................................................................

8.

APPLICATIONS............................................................................................................................

9.

IMPROVEMENTS IN THE SYSTEM...10

10. CONCLUSION....11
11. REFERENCE...................................................................................................................................11

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Eye gaze

LIST OF FIGURES
Fig 1: Eye gaze block diagram..................................1
Fig 2: Eye gaze monitor.............................................5
Fig 3: Menu for Eye gaze...........................................7
Fig 4: Menu for phrase program.............................7
Fig 5: Type writer program......................................8
Fig 6: Telephone program..........................................8
Fig 7: Second pc keyboard..........................................9
Fig 8: Second pc mouse................................................9
Fig 9: Light and appliances control...........................9

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Eye gaze

ABSTRACT

The Eye gaze System is a communication and control system for people
with complex physical disabilities. You run the system with your eyes. By
looking at control keys displayed on a screen, a person can synthesize speech,
control his environment (lights, appliances, etc.), type, operate a telephone, run
computer software, operate a computer mouse, and access the Internet and email. Eye gaze Systems are being used to write books, attend school and
enhance the quality of life of people with disabilities all over the world.Eye gaze
Systems are in use around the world. Its users are adults and children with
cerebral palsy, spinal cord injuries, brain injuries, ALS, multiple sclerosis,
brainstem strokes, muscular dystrophy, and Werdnig-Hoffman syndrome. Eye
gaze Systems are being used in homes, offices, schools, hospitals, and long-term
care facilities. As a user sits in front of the Eye gaze monitor, a specialized video
camera mounted below the monitor observes one of the user's eyes. Sophisticated
image- processing software in the Eye gaze System's computer continually
analyzes the video image of the eye and determines where the user is looking on
the screen. Nothing is attached to the user's head or body. A user operates the Eye
gaze System by looking at rectangular keys that are displayed on the control
screen. To "press" an Eye gaze key, the user looks at the key for a specified
period of time. The gaze duration required to visually activate a key, typically a
fraction of a second, is adjustable. An array of menu keys and exit keys allow the
user to navigate around the Eye gaze programs independently.

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