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. 2013 Nov 6:1:2100212.
doi: 10.1109/JTEHM.2013.2289879. eCollection 2013.

Eye Tracking and Head Movement Detection: A State-of-Art Survey

Amer Al-Rahayfeh  1 , Miad Faezipour  1
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Eye Tracking and Head Movement Detection: A State-of-Art Survey

Amer Al-Rahayfeh et al. IEEE J Transl Eng Health Med. .

Abstract

Eye-gaze detection and tracking have been an active research field in the past years as it adds convenience to a variety of applications. It is considered a significant untraditional method of human computer interaction. Head movement detection has also received researchers' attention and interest as it has been found to be a simple and effective interaction method. Both technologies are considered the easiest alternative interface methods. They serve a wide range of severely disabled people who are left with minimal motor abilities. For both eye tracking and head movement detection, several different approaches have been proposed and used to implement different algorithms for these technologies. Despite the amount of research done on both technologies, researchers are still trying to find robust methods to use effectively in various applications. This paper presents a state-of-art survey for eye tracking and head movement detection methods proposed in the literature. Examples of different fields of applications for both technologies, such as human-computer interaction, driving assistance systems, and assistive technologies are also investigated.

Keywords: Eye tracking; eye detection; head movement detection.

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