| Group |
2009-23 |
Status |
completed |
| Title |
Wireless Gesture Recognizing Human Interface Device |
| Supervisor |
Drs. Raut and Hamou-Lhadj |
| Description |
The computer mouse is probably the slowest evolving device found in a computer system today. From its conception in the 1960's, very little has changed from its original design. After fifty years, the mouse is still bounded by the need for a hard flat surface and limited amount of control keys.
The aim of this project is to take away the boundaries faced by the mouse and provide a new and radical way of controlling the computer cursor. The project is to create a human interface device (HID) that can be mounted in the arm/ hand and wirelessly navigate the cursor in a screen. The HID will also use the human fingers as input. You can better appreciate the device by imagining using it with say, Google Earth, a left/right/up/down hand motion will point the cursor anywhere in the screen (current screen shot), while a 'grabbing action' + a left/right/up/down hand motion will move the view, finally a hand motion towards or away from the screen will zoom the view in/out. The creation of such a device will create a more intuitive way of controlling computer applications without the restrictions of a hard and flat surface. |
| Student Requirement |
GOOD understanding of Electronics
Device driver programming (preferably in C++)
GOOD background in Control Systems
understanding of microcontrollers (PIC, Atmega, Axon, etc)
appreciation on different sensor concepts
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| Tools |
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| Number of Students |
4-5 |
| Students |
Jesus Garcia, Jordan Blanchard, Radwan Al-Shami, Noran Al-Shami, Aristomenis Tefanis |
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