A laser emitting contact lens for eye tracking.
Journal
Scientific reports
ISSN: 2045-2322
Titre abrégé: Sci Rep
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101563288
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
09 09 2020
09 09 2020
Historique:
received:
10
04
2020
accepted:
31
07
2020
entrez:
10
9
2020
pubmed:
11
9
2020
medline:
18
5
2021
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
In this paper, we present the first realisation and experimentation of a new eye tracking system using an infrared (iR) laser pointer embedded into a wireless smart contact lens. We denote this contact lens prototype as the cyclops lens, in reference to the famous hero of the X-Men comics. The full eye tracker device combines the smart contact lens and its eyewear, which provides a primary source of energy and the beam detection system. We detail the assembling and encapsulation process of the main functionalities into the contact lens and present how a gaze tracking system is achieved, compared to existing conventional eye-tracking ones. Finally, we discuss future technical improvements.
Identifiants
pubmed: 32908167
doi: 10.1038/s41598-020-71233-1
pii: 10.1038/s41598-020-71233-1
pmc: PMC7481179
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
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