The Camera Mouse: Visual tracking of body features to provide computer access for people with severe disabilities

IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 1-10

  Betke, Margrit ^a,b   Gips, James ^a,c   Fleming, Peter ^d  

^a IEEE   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

^d Accenture Institute for High Business Performance   (United States)

Author keywords

Assistive technology; Communication device; Real time tracking; Vision based human computer interface

Indexed keywords

VISUAL TRACKING;

ALGORITHMS; HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION; INTERNET; MICE (COMPUTER PERIPHERALS); NEUROLOGY; VIDEO CAMERAS;

HUMAN REHABILITATION ENGINEERING;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; CAMERA; CEREBRAL PALSY; COMPUTER ASSISTED THERAPY; DEVICE; DISABILITY; EYE TRACKING; HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION; INTERNET; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIDEORECORDING; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; COMMUNICATION AID; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER; COMPUTER INTERFACE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISABLED PERSON; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EVALUATION; EYE MOVEMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE PROCESSING; LIP; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MICROCOMPUTER; MIDDLE AGED; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REFERENCE VALUE; THUMB;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALGORITHMS; BRAIN INJURIES; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNICATION AIDS FOR DISABLED; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER PERIPHERALS; DISABLED PERSONS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EYE MOVEMENTS; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; INTERNET; LIP; MALE; MICROCOMPUTERS; MIDDLE AGE; MOVEMENT; REFERENCE VALUES; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, NON-P.H.S.; THUMB; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 0035992798     PISSN: 15344320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TNSRE.2002.1021581     Document Type: Article

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