Gaze Tracking Interface for Robotic Control

In this paper, we provide an overview of gaze tracking as a discipline, describe its principles and current techniques, as well as discuss in depth the applications of gaze tracking across several fields of research. We focus on the ability of gaze tracking to serve as an effective method of human machine interface, and discuss the most current research related to using gaze tracking as a natural interface between humans and robotic systems. Furthermore, we discuss limitations on current research and highlight possibilities for future improvement and advancement of current gaze tracking human-robotic technologies. Into this background we offer further research by proposing the development of a system that utilizes gaze tracking for real time robotic teleoperation that can be extended to a variety of technical disciplines. The proposed project uses gaze tracking of a video feed as a source of position control of a servo- actuated laser. We describe the goals of the proposed project as well as the methodology by which we intend to achieve them, and discuss possible applications and extensions of this research.