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Presentation of the «Headmouse» at the University of Lleida

People with motor disabilities who own a PC with a webcam will have free access to a virtual mouse that reacts to face and head movements. This has been made possible by the Headmouse project, developed by Jordi Palacín, Tomàs Pallejà and Edgar Rubión from Càtedra Indra - Adecco Foundation at the University of Lleida.

The device operates by using a low-cost camera that captures the user’s actions in front of the screen: head movements are translated into a displacement of the mouse on the screen and facial movements are converted into different ways of clicking. As Palacín explained, the system incorporates various innovations, such as the use of computer vision algorithms, which were initially developed in the field of mobile robotics.

This software can be installed and executed on any PC that incorporates a webcam without any additional cost

The user needs no previous specific training or external help to use this system. Once the software is installed, the mouse configuration can be easily accessed and the system parameters can be modified. This software can be installed and executed on any PC that incorporates a webcam without any additional cost. There is a web page specifically created for this purpose: http://robotica.udl.cat.

 

 

 

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Last modified: 11/17/2009