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Mom, look, I'm going without hands! Can you imagine controlling a machine using only an eye? A group of researchers from the Free University of Berlin developed eyeDriver, a software that guides the machine through eye movements. Cameras mounted on the driver’s helmet catch the movements of his eyes, and then a computer program converts them into control signals for the steering wheel. Look left; turn left. Look to the right; turn right.
But what prompted scientists to develop such a technology? Shouldn't the driver's eyes follow the road? I corresponded with team member David Latocki and asked him a couple of questions.
1. Why create a car that can control the movement of the eyes?
We have developed the last few years a car that can drive autonomously. Using eyeDriver, we added a function to override the computer control to use the eyes for control (the mode is called “free ride”). We wanted to test the technology and see what is possible to do using current technology for tracking eye movements. It can also give paralyzed people, as well as people with disabilities a level of freedom and self-determination that is now impossible to obtain due to their impossibility of communication or interaction with today's control systems.
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2. Is there a practical application? Or is it a step towards any other use of technology in the future which has not yet been created?
The idea is that the car is autonomous, can drive anywhere, but a driver with disabilities can give commands just by looking outside or to where he is going to go. In the future, this may be an alternative to current driving. We can already change the route of the car at the intersection just by looking in the right direction.
How does software distinguish eye movement directed at driving from a simple look at any object on the side of a hearse or road sign?
When I am in the “free ride” mode, every eye movement is interpreted as a command to control, when you look at any object, person or traffic sign, the car controls the car back to the computer. But you do not have to look at road signs because the car will monitor the correctness of compliance with all traffic rules.
And even if you disable the "free ride" is not a problem. As I said at the beginning, the eyeDriver program is an addition to the autonomous function of driving a car. If you accidentally look at the roadside while driving a car with your eyes, the car itself will prevent the exit of the lane or an accident using its light (LIDAR) sensors, camera and radar, including GPS and digital maps.
Here's a great eyeDriver video that gives you a better idea of ​​how a car maneuvers using this technology.
But what prompted scientists to develop such a technology? Shouldn't the driver's eyes follow the road? I corresponded with team member David Latocki and asked him a couple of questions.
1. Why create a car that can control the movement of the eyes?
We have developed the last few years a car that can drive autonomously. Using eyeDriver, we added a function to override the computer control to use the eyes for control (the mode is called “free ride”). We wanted to test the technology and see what is possible to do using current technology for tracking eye movements. It can also give paralyzed people, as well as people with disabilities a level of freedom and self-determination that is now impossible to obtain due to their impossibility of communication or interaction with today's control systems.
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2. Is there a practical application? Or is it a step towards any other use of technology in the future which has not yet been created?
The idea is that the car is autonomous, can drive anywhere, but a driver with disabilities can give commands just by looking outside or to where he is going to go. In the future, this may be an alternative to current driving. We can already change the route of the car at the intersection just by looking in the right direction.
How does software distinguish eye movement directed at driving from a simple look at any object on the side of a hearse or road sign?
When I am in the “free ride” mode, every eye movement is interpreted as a command to control, when you look at any object, person or traffic sign, the car controls the car back to the computer. But you do not have to look at road signs because the car will monitor the correctness of compliance with all traffic rules.
And even if you disable the "free ride" is not a problem. As I said at the beginning, the eyeDriver program is an addition to the autonomous function of driving a car. If you accidentally look at the roadside while driving a car with your eyes, the car itself will prevent the exit of the lane or an accident using its light (LIDAR) sensors, camera and radar, including GPS and digital maps.
Here's a great eyeDriver video that gives you a better idea of ​​how a car maneuvers using this technology.
Source: https://habr.com/ru/post/92638/
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