TY - GEN
T1 - Real-time robotic avatar control using fuzzy gaze-classification for people with disability
AU - Qidwai, Uvais
AU - Shakir, Mohamed
AU - Bahameish, Mariam
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2015 IEEE.
PY - 2016/5/31
Y1 - 2016/5/31
N2 - Robotic control with gaze-classification has been an area of interest for quite some time. In this paper, a novel solution of implementing sensing system with intelligent visualization has been presented. Such a system can have a variety of applications but can be of exceptional importance for patients suffering with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) disorder, which gradually end with paralyzed state. The presented solution incorporates Optical Gaze System, within a Virtual reality (VR) headset to control a robotic Avatar remotely based on the gaze position. The robot is being called as avatar due to its ability to maneuver and provide audio and video streams to the user wearing the VR headset, thus acting as an extension of the user him/herself. Hence people with permanent disability due to degenerative diseases such as SMA can benefit from this design by utilizing the avatar to see things and places where they cannot go themselves. The psychological impetus can assist tremendously in their treatment. The Fuzzy Algorithm presented here enables a very fast image classification method for such near-real-time application. Consequently, the processing and decision making of the system takes about a second with an accuracy of over 95%.
AB - Robotic control with gaze-classification has been an area of interest for quite some time. In this paper, a novel solution of implementing sensing system with intelligent visualization has been presented. Such a system can have a variety of applications but can be of exceptional importance for patients suffering with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) disorder, which gradually end with paralyzed state. The presented solution incorporates Optical Gaze System, within a Virtual reality (VR) headset to control a robotic Avatar remotely based on the gaze position. The robot is being called as avatar due to its ability to maneuver and provide audio and video streams to the user wearing the VR headset, thus acting as an extension of the user him/herself. Hence people with permanent disability due to degenerative diseases such as SMA can benefit from this design by utilizing the avatar to see things and places where they cannot go themselves. The psychological impetus can assist tremendously in their treatment. The Fuzzy Algorithm presented here enables a very fast image classification method for such near-real-time application. Consequently, the processing and decision making of the system takes about a second with an accuracy of over 95%.
KW - Adaptive Neuro Fuzzy Inference System
KW - Gaze Pattern Matching
KW - Remotely controlled robotic avatar
KW - SMA
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84978924629&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1109/ICCSCE.2015.7482219
DO - 10.1109/ICCSCE.2015.7482219
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84978924629
T3 - Proceedings - 5th IEEE International Conference on Control System, Computing and Engineering, ICCSCE 2015
SP - 401
EP - 406
BT - Proceedings - 5th IEEE International Conference on Control System, Computing and Engineering, ICCSCE 2015
PB - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
T2 - 5th IEEE International Conference on Control System, Computing and Engineering, ICCSCE 2015
Y2 - 27 November 2015 through 29 November 2015
ER -