Michael K Rohr

US Patent:

6943754, Sep 13, 2005

Filed:

Sep 27, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/259103

Inventors:

John H. Aughey - St. Louis MO, US
Michael V. Rohr - Fenton MO, US
Steven D. Swaine - St. Charles MO, US
Carl J. Vorst - St. Ann MO, US

Assignee:

The Boeing Company - Chicago IL

International Classification:

G09G005/00
G09B009/02
G09B009/08
A61B003/14

US Classification:

345 8, 345 7, 345 9, 348115, 348117, 348121, 434 44, 382103, 351205

Abstract:

A system for tracking a gaze of an operator includes a head-mounted eye tracking assembly, a head-mounted head tracking assembly and a processing element. The head-mounted eye tracking assembly comprises a visor having an arcuate shape including a concave surface and an opposed convex surface. The visor is capable of being disposed such that at least a portion of the visor is located outside a field of view of the operator. The head-mounted head tracking sensor is capable of repeatedly determining a position of the head to thereby track movement of the head. In this regard, each position of the head is associated with a position of the at least one eye. Thus, the processing element can repeatedly determine the gaze of the operator, based upon each position of the head and the associated position of the eyes, thereby tracking the gaze of the operator.

US Patent:

7130447, Oct 31, 2006

Filed:

Aug 23, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/209883

Inventors:

John H. Aughey - St. Louis MO, US
Michael V. Rohr - Fenton MO, US
Steven D. Swaine - St. Charles MO, US
Carl J. Vorst - St. Ann MO, US

Assignee:

The Boeing Company - Chicago IL

International Classification:

G09G 5/00
G09B 9/02
G09B 9/08
A61B 3/14

US Classification:

382103, 345 7, 345 8, 345 9, 348115, 348117, 348121, 434 44, 351205

Abstract:

A system for tracking a gaze of an operator includes a head-mounted eye tracking assembly, a head-mounted head tracking assembly and a processing element. The head-mounted eye tracking assembly comprises a visor having an arcuate shape including a concave surface and an opposed convex surface. The visor is capable of being disposed such that at least a portion of the visor is located outside a field of view of the operator. The head-mounted head tracking sensor is capable of repeatedly determining a position of the head to thereby track movement of the head. In this regard, each position of the head is associated with a position of the at least one eye. Thus, the processing element can repeatedly determine the gaze of the operator, based upon each position of the head and the associated position of the eyes, thereby tracking the gaze of the operator.