耳朵EOG通过耳周电极,以促进眼睛跟踪在自然耳机的形式因素
Tobias King1, Michael Knierim2, Philipp Lepold3
1Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, TECO/Pervasive Computing Systems, 76131, Karlsruhe, Germany. tobias.king@kit.edu.
Scientific reports
|September 12, 2025
概括
这项研究探讨了基于耳朵的电眼镜 (EOG) 用于眼睛跟踪. 水平眼动表现出强的表现,但垂直跟踪需要进一步开发以实现实际应用.
科学领域:
- 生物医学工程 生物医学工程
- 神经科学是一个神经科学.
- 人与计算机的交互
背景情况:
- 传统的眼睛追踪方法受到繁的硬件和高计算成本的限制.
- 电眼镜学 (EOG) 为视线追踪提供了一个潜在的替代方案.
- 需要用于EOG传感器的新型形状因子来提高可用性.
研究的目的:
- 为了研究耳机安装电眼镜 (EOG) 用于眼睛跟踪的有效性.
- 评估基于耳朵的EOG在跟踪水平和垂直眼睛运动方面的表现.
- 将基于耳朵的EOG与黄金标准的EOG和基于摄像头的眼睛跟踪系统进行比较.
主要方法:
- 开发了一种定制的耳机设备,集成14个电极用于耳朵电眼镜 (earEOG).
- 进行了一项实验室实验,其中16名参与者执行了顺的追逐和冲击任务.
- 分析数据以确定最佳电极对和基准 earEOG 与黄金标准 EOG 和基于摄像头的跟踪.
主要成果:
- 基于耳朵的EOG与水平1D平滑追求的黄金标准有很高的相关性.
- 横向的萨卡德显示,earEOG和黄金标准的EOG之间存在很强的相关性.
- 垂直眼动,无论是追逐还是摇摆,都表现出弱相关性,表明当前配置的局限性.
结论:
- 安装在耳朵上的EOG显示了跟踪水平眼动的巨大潜力,提供了一个不那么侵入性的替代方案.
- 目前的 earEOG 配置还不适合准确的垂直眼动跟踪.
- 需要进一步的研究和开发,以改善垂直跟踪功能,以进行全面的目光分析.
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