<p>The capture of gestures in order to use them as input for intuitive control has been investigated exhaustively in recent years. However, for the most part this has resulted in relatively expensive devices. The contribution of this report is the investigation on the feasibility of the development of a low-cost vision based input device for the tracking of head movements, concerning the use of them for motion control. The input device relies on the infrared camera, along with the built-in image analysis tools, present on a Nintendo Wii remote for the measurement of the location and orientation of a head-mountable marker. The marker consists of a set of optical feature points which are easily detectable, and organized in a fashion which allows for the determination of its position and orientation in space. The developed input device was then evaluated in order to determine the operating range, accuracy and robustness, and was shown to be feasible for its intended use. Finally, the implemented device was utilized to control a mechanical output device, being a unit capable of panning and tilting.</p>
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:UPSALLA/oai:DiVA.org:ntnu-9901 |
| Date | January 2009 |
| Creators | Salai, Robert |
| Publisher | Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Department of Engineering Cybernetics, Institutt for teknisk kybernetikk |
| Source Sets | DiVA Archive at Upsalla University |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Student thesis, text |
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