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A Real-Time Head-Tracking Android Application Using Inertial Sensors

Authors:
Massimiliano Benedetto
Alessio Gagliardi
Pasquale Buonocunto
Giorgio Buttazzo

Keywords: Head Tracking, IMU, Real-time operating system, Multitasking application

Abstract:
Several systems have been proposed in the literature to monitor head movements for different applications, including health care, tele-rehabilitation, sport, virtual reality, and gaming. Most of these systems are either expensive or not precise, and often require complex setup and calibration procedures. This paper presents a head-tracking monitoring system consisting of a 9-axis inertial unit that sends rotation data to an Android application that is in charge of recording and visualizing data in real time. Sensory data are sent to the smartphone via wireless channel, using the Bluetooth Low Energy communication standard. Data are then processed on the mobile device providing a realistic real-time 3D animation of the user head. Experimental results are presented to evaluate the end-to-end latency of the real-time representation.

Pages: 1 to 6

Copyright: Copyright (c) IARIA, 2016

Publication date: May 22, 2016

Published in: conference

ISSN: 2308-3468

ISBN: 978-1-61208-479-4

Location: Valencia, Spain

Dates: from May 22, 2016 to May 26, 2016