Optics of the human cornea influence the accuracy of stereo eye-tracking methods: a simulation study

被引:18
作者
Barsingerhorn, A. D. [1 ]
Boonstra, F. N. [1 ,2 ]
Goossens, H. H. L. M. [1 ]
机构
[1] Radboud Univ Nijmegen, Med Ctr Nijmegen, Donders Inst Brain Cognit & Behav, Dept Cognit Neurosci, POB 9101, NL-6500 HB Nijmegen, Netherlands
[2] Inst Visually Impaired, Bartimeus, Van Renesselaan 309, NL-3703 AJ Zeist, Netherlands
关键词
GAZE TRACKING; PUPIL; MODEL;
D O I
10.1364/BOE.8.000712
中图分类号
Q5 [生物化学];
学科分类号
071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
Current stereo eye-tracking methods model the cornea as a sphere with one refractive surface. However, the human cornea is slightly aspheric and has two refractive surfaces. Here we used ray-tracing and the Navarro eye-model to study how these optical properties affect the accuracy of different stereo eye-tracking methods. We found that pupil size, gaze direction and head position all influence the reconstruction of gaze. Resulting errors range between +/- 1.0 degrees at best. This shows that stereo eye-tracking may be an option if reliable calibration is not possible, but the applied eye-model should account for the actual optics of the cornea. (C) 2017 Optical Society of America
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页码:712 / 725
页数:14
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