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To realize a non-invasive hands-free interface for use in daily life, we propose a head-motion interface using an air pillow. This air pillow consists of four air bags in a layered overlapping pattern whose air pressures are measured to control the cursor position as well as click-and-drag operations on a PC screen. In accordance with the initial condition of the pillow and the user’s head movement ability, rapid and user-friendly cursor manipulation is implemented. Based on the throughput and click time performance indices, a comparison is made with an existing interface to evaluate the proposed method as a practical hands-free interface.
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Nakamura, H. et al. (2012). Hands-Free Head-Motion Interface Using Air Pillow. In: Su, CY., Rakheja, S., Liu, H. (eds) Intelligent Robotics and Applications. ICIRA 2012. Lecture Notes in Computer Science(), vol 7508. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-33503-7_1
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