Using Gesture, Gaze, and Combination Input Schemes as Alternatives to the Computer Mouse

2018 ◽  
Vol 62 (1) ◽  
pp. 297-301 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dominic Canare ◽  
Barbara Chaparro ◽  
Alex Chaparro
Keyword(s):  
Sorting Task ◽  
Gaze Tracking ◽  
Input Devices ◽  
Similar Performance ◽  
Computer Mouse ◽  
Gesture Control ◽  
Desktop Computing ◽  
Free Gesture

Novel input devices can increase the bandwidth between users and their devices. Traditional desktop computing uses windows, icons, menus, and pointers – an interface built for the computer mouse and very effective for pointing-and-clicking. Alternative devices provide a variety of interactions including touch-free, gesture-based input and gaze-tracking to determine the user’s on-screen gaze location, but these input channels are not well-suited to a point-and-click interface. This study evaluates five new schemes, some multi-modal. These experimental schemes perform worse than mouse-based input for a picture sorting task, and motion-based gesture control creates more errors. Some gaze-based input has similar performance to the mouse while not creating additional workload.

scholarly journals Evaluation of Child–Computer Interaction Using Fitts’ Law: A Comparison between a Standard Computer Mouse and a Head Mouse

Sensors ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (11) ◽  
pp. 3826
Author(s):  
Cristina Sanchez ◽  
Vanina Costa ◽  
Rodrigo Garcia-Carmona ◽  
Eloy Urendes ◽  
Javier Tejedor ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Motor Control ◽  
Inertial Sensor ◽  
Psychomotor Development ◽  
Fine Motor ◽  
Input Devices ◽  
Fitts Law ◽  
Computer Mouse ◽  
Adults And Children ◽  
Study Participants ◽  
Computer Interaction

This study evaluates and compares the suitability for child–computer interaction (CCI, the branch within human–computer interaction focused on interactive computer systems for children) of two devices: a standard computer mouse and the ENLAZA interface, a head mouse that measures the user’s head posture using an inertial sensor. A multidirectional pointing task was used to assess the motor performance and the users’ ability to learn such a task. The evaluation was based on the interpretation of the metrics derived from Fitts’ law. Ten children aged between 6 and 8 participated in this study. Participants performed a series of pre- and post-training tests for both input devices. After the experiments, data were analyzed and statistically compared. The results show that Fitts’ law can be used to detect changes in the learning process and assess the level of psychomotor development (by comparing the performance of adults and children). In addition, meaningful differences between the fine motor control (hand) and the gross motor control (head) were found by comparing the results of the interaction using the two devices. These findings suggest that Fitts’ law metrics offer a reliable and objective way of measuring the progress of physical training or therapy.

Assessment of functional parameters and comfort of a new computer mouse as compared with other types of input devices

2015 ◽  
Vol 21 (4) ◽  
pp. 493-497 ◽  
Author(s):  
Naser Dehghan ◽  
Alireza Choobineh ◽  
Mohsen Razeghi ◽  
Jafar Hasanzadeh ◽  
Moslem Irandoost ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Input Devices ◽  
Functional Parameters ◽  
Computer Mouse

scholarly journals HCI Based Input Device for Differently Abled

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brammi J ◽  
Dhivya R ◽  
Padmavathy T ◽  
Anitha R
Keyword(s):  
Computer Vision ◽  
Human Computer Interaction ◽  
Head Movements ◽  
Head Motion ◽  
Input Device ◽  
Gaze Tracking ◽  
Input Devices ◽  
Mouse Cursor ◽  
Motion Parameters ◽  
Virtual Mouse

Tremendous advancements in the technology has lead to the monumental growth of various branches of computing such as Computer Vision and Human-Computer Interaction (HCI). Computer’s input has data about different properties of users, objects or places. For instance, mouse and keyboard works by the movement performed by the end user’s hands. These approaches are not appropriate for differently abled people. Away to create an application which replaces the input devices such as mouse and keyboard by using face of the user is proposed. This paper introduces how head motion of the user can be used to control the mouse cursor and how gaze tracking can be used to control the keyboard. A face detecting system precisely records the motion parameters from video at real-time using a typical webcam. While the pace reduces while using the virtual mouse and keyboard, the performance of the system is intact for differently abled people whose only means of communication are the head movements and gaze.

Design Criteria of an Ergonomic Mouse Computer Input Device

1995 ◽  
Vol 39 (5) ◽  
pp. 369-373 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard Pekelney ◽  
Robin Chu
Keyword(s):  
User Interfaces ◽  
Rapid Growth ◽  
Graphical User Interfaces ◽  
Computer Applications ◽  
Personal Computers ◽  
Design Criteria ◽  
Input Device ◽  
Input Devices ◽  
Computer Mouse ◽  
Computer Input

The rapid growth of graphical user interfaces on personal computers has led to the mouse input device playing a prominent and central role in the control of computer applications. As their use increases, mouse design and comfort issues are becoming more and more critical. This report describes the ergonomic design criteria and resulting product attributes of a commercially successful mouse computer input device. Although well-founded ergonomic principles were incorporated into the design criteria, very little ergonomic research has been published on the design of mice. There is a need for additional research on the ergonomics computer mouse input devices.

Functional parameters, wrist posture deviations and comfort: A comparison between a computer mouse and a touch pen as input devices

Work ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 65 (4) ◽  
pp. 701-706 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karim Hemati ◽  
Sedigheh Mirjalili ◽  
Mohamad Sadegh Ghasemi ◽  
Yeganeh Abdolahian ◽  
Razeyeh Siroos ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Input Devices ◽  
Functional Parameters ◽  
Computer Mouse

Interfaces for tetraplegic people – review of solutions supporting activities of daily living

2015 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Piotr Augustyniak ◽  
Zbigniew Mikrut
Keyword(s):  
Activities Of Daily Living ◽  
Social Life ◽  
Daily Living ◽  
Short Review ◽  
Modern Technology ◽  
Individual Development ◽  
Eye Tracker ◽  
Intelligent Support ◽  
Input Devices ◽  
Computer Mouse

AbstractCurrently, a disabled person can participate in social life and proceed with independent individual development with the assistance of intelligent support from modern technology. This paper reviews various approaches and recent achievements in designing and prototyping of interfaces for tetraplegic people originating from Biocybernetics Laboratory AGH. After a short review of other available systems, three categories of activities of daily living (ADL)-supporting solutions are presented: input devices, control software, and stand-alone systems. As a result of testing other alternatives such as touchpad, tongue presspad, eye tracker, blow sensor, and direct sensor of brain electrical activity, joysticks were selected as preferable input devices. They are free from hygienic issues, tolerant to involuntary use or excessive force, and easily operable by using the chin or lips. The operational flexibility required for personalization of input devices is achieved with dedicated software defining the rules of interpretation of operators’ motions. To adapt the final signal to the specificity of a supported human, the interpretation process takes into account the identification of gesture, its duration, and coincidence. The paper also presents two stand-alone systems dedicated to supporting the selected ADL. One of them is a smart interface for infrared-based remote control of home appliances, and the second is a joystick-based emulator of a computer mouse. Both devices provide a learning mode that allows for adaptation to the particular environment (i.e. set of devices to be controlled) and specific abilities of their human operator.

scholarly journals Human-Robot Interaction Based on Gaze Gestures for the Drone Teleoperation

2014 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mingxin Yu ◽  
Yingzi Lin ◽  
David Schmidt ◽  
Xiangzhou Wang ◽  
Yu Wang
Keyword(s):  
Mental Workload ◽  
Human Robot Interaction ◽  
Selection Strategy ◽  
Task Completion ◽  
Eye Tracker ◽  
Robot Interaction ◽  
Gaze Tracking ◽  
Input Devices ◽  
Object Selection ◽  
Subjective Measurements

Teleoperation has been widely used to perform tasks in dangerous and unreachable environments by replacing humans with controlled agents. The idea of human-robot interaction (HRI) is very important in teleoperation. Conventional HRI input devices include keyboard, mouse and joystick, etc. However, they are not suitable for handicapped users or people with disabilities. These devices also increase the mental workload of normal users due to simultaneous operation of multiple HRI input devices by hand. Hence, HRI based on gaze tracking with an eye tracker is presented in this study. The selection of objects is of great importance and occurs at a high frequency during HRI control. This paper introduces gaze gestures as an object selection strategy into HRI for drone teleoperation. In order to test and validate the performance of gaze gestures selection strategy, we evaluate objective and subjective measurements, respectively. Drone control performance, including mean task completion time and mean error rate, are the objective measurements. The subjective measurement is the analysis of participant perception. The results showed gaze gestures selection strategy has a great potential as an additional HRI for use in agent teleoperation.

Live demonstration: BioSleeve, a wearable hands-free gesture control interface

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chris Assad ◽  
Jaakko Karras ◽  
Javier Rodriguez ◽  
Eli Pivo ◽  
Calvin Huang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Control Interface ◽  
Gesture Control ◽  
Live Demonstration ◽  
Free Gesture

scholarly journals Kontrol Mouse Menggunakan Webcam Berdasarkan Deteksi Warna

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 73-77
Author(s):  
Feri Fadli Aiyub ◽  
Munawir Munawir
Keyword(s):  
Image Processing ◽  
Optical Flow ◽  
Object Tracking ◽  
Rapid Development ◽  
Input Devices ◽  
Flow Method ◽  
Optical Flow Method ◽  
Computer Mouse ◽  
Virtual Mouse ◽  
Computer Interaction

The interaction technology in general is inseparable from the rapid development of Human-Computer Interaction technology or Human and Computer Interaction. Human and computer mouse interactions are called Virtual Mouse. Virtual mouse is designed for users to be able to interact directly with computers without using input devices such as conventional mice but using their hands as driving objects or using other media such as colors. In this research, testing is done on how to track an object that moves in order to do the mouse by using an intermediary in the form of an image processing-based webcam video that is taken in real-time using object tracking in the form of three color variables arranged based on RGB composition using the optical flow method in detecting its movement. Based on research that has been carried out as a whole the color object used as a pointer controller or mouse with the optical flow method can be detected properly in every condition.

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