Integrated Eye and Head Tracking for People with Severe Disabilities

描述(申请人提供)：我们将把头部和眼睛运动整合到一种新的统一的计算机访问方法中，适用于患有高位脊髓损伤、创伤性脑损伤(TBI)、脑干中风和退行性疾病(如肌萎缩侧索硬化症(ALS))的人。我们假设，将头部和眼睛运动结合起来，将通过减少每种运动的身体需求，提高用户控制计算机的能力。消费者和辅助技术专业人员将对我们的原型进行评估，以便第二阶段提案的审查员可以判断这种新访问方法的有效性、效率和用户接受度。 与公共健康相关：计算机使许多严重残疾的人能够参与家庭、工作和休闲活动。这项拟议的研究旨在减少与电脑接触相关的身体疲劳，以便这些人能够更充分地参与其中。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): We will integrate head and eye movement into a new unified computer access method for people who have high spinal-cord injuries, traumatic brain injuries (TBI), brainstem strokes, and degenerative diseases such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). We hypothesize that combining head and eye movement will improve a user's ability to control a computer by reducing the physical requirements for each type of movement. Consumers and assistive technology professionals will evaluate our prototypes so that reviewers of the Phase 2 proposal can judge the effectiveness, efficiency, and user acceptance of this new access method. PUBLIC HEALTH RELEVANCE: Computers enable many people with substantial disabilities to participate in home, work, and leisure activities. The proposed research aims to reduce the physical fatigue associated with computer access so that these people can participate more fully.