Capacitive facial movement detection for human-computer interaction to click by frowning and lifting eyebrows: assistive technology.

A capacitive facial movement detection method designed for human-computer interaction is presented. Some point-and-click interfaces use facial electromyography for clicking. The presented method provides a contactless alternative. Electrodes with no galvanic coupling to the face are used to form ele...

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Publicado en:Medical & Biological Engineering & Computing Vol. 48; no. 1; pp. 39 - 48
Autores principales: Rantanen V, Niemenlehto PH, Verho J, Lekkala J, Rantanen, Ville, Niemenlehto, Pekka-Henrik, Verho, Jarmo, Lekkala, Jukka
Formato: research Journal Article
Publicado: Springer Nature Jan2010
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          Rantanen V
          Niemenlehto PH
          Verho J
          Lekkala J
          Rantanen, Ville
          Niemenlehto, Pekka-Henrik
          Verho, Jarmo
          Lekkala, Jukka
        affil: Department of Automation Science and Engineering, Tampere University of Technology, Tampere, Finland
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          Facial Expression
          Assistive Technology Devices
          User-Computer Interface
          Adult
          Equipment Design
          Eyebrows Physiology
          Female
          Human
          Male
          Movement Physiology
          Signal Processing, Computer Assisted
          Young Adult
          Adult: 19-44 years
          Female
          Male
      ab: A capacitive facial movement detection method designed for human-computer interaction is presented. Some point-and-click interfaces use facial electromyography for clicking. The presented method provides a contactless alternative. Electrodes with no galvanic coupling to the face are used to form electric fields. Changes in the electric fields due to facial movements are detected by measuring capacitances between the electrodes. A prototype device for measuring a capacitance signal affected by frowning and lifting eyebrows was constructed. A commercial integrated circuit for capacitive touch sensors is used in the measurement. The applied movement detection algorithm uses an adaptive approach to provide operation capability in noisy and dynamic environments. Experimentation with 10 test subjects proved that, under controlled circumstances, the movements are detected with good efficiency, but characterizing the movements into frowns and eyebrow lifts is more problematic. Integration with a two-dimensional (2D) pointing solution and further experiments are still required.
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