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UIST’09: Enabling Always-Available Input with Muscle-Computer Interfaces

Presented at UIST (ACM Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology) http://www.acm.org/uist/

PAPER ABSTRACT:
Previous work has demonstrated the viability of applying offline analysis to interpret forearm electromyography (EMG) and classify finger gestures on a physical surface. We extend those results to bring us closer to using musclecomputer interfaces for always-available input in real-world applications. We leverage existing taxonomies of natural human grips to develop a gesture set covering interaction in free space even when hands are busy with other objects. We present a system that classifies these gestures in real-time and we introduce a bi-manual paradigm that enables use in interactive systems. We report experimental results demonstrating four-finger classification accuracies averaging 79% for pinching, 85% while holding a travel mug, and 88% when carrying a weighted bag. We further show generalizability across different arm postures and explore the tradeoffs of providing real-time visual feedback.

AUTHORS:
T. Scott Saponas, Desney S. Tan, Dan Morris, Ravin Balakrishnan, Jim Turner, James A. Landay
University of Washington, Microsoft Research, Microsoft Corporation, University of Toronto

LINK TO PUBLICATION:
http://doi.acm.org/10.1145/1622176.1622208

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23 Responses to “UIST’09: Enabling Always-Available Input with Muscle-Computer Interfaces”

  1. 19 female looking …
    19 female looking for a date

  2. lol, I said fail to …
    lol, I said fail to franky0sic, not to the vid.

  3. Not bad, but it …
    Not bad, but it could do with being in a less clunky format. Put it in a watch band to make it easy to put on and take off.

  4. It’s possible to …
    It’s possible to control a computer with your eyes already. Search for COGAIN on youtube if you want to see demo’s and stuff ;)

  5. mybreathmymusic on November 2nd, 2009 at 11:32 pm

    With the right …
    With the right software it could help severely handicapped people to control the computer . I hope you will be successful !

  6. fixcomputersinc on November 2nd, 2009 at 11:32 pm

    I would love to see …
    I would love to see you create something better, I’d bet YOU fail in your attempts!

  7. voice of freak.
    voice of freak.

  8. so true
    so true

  9. OMG!!!!
    OMG!!!!

  10. there are still …
    there are still people that never used a telephone. lol

  11. YOU fail.
    YOU fail.

  12. think he was just …
    think he was just talking about the fact he missed his finger and looked like a retard…

  13. Hmm, combine this …
    Hmm, combine this with that brain sensor, and you got a pretty neat controller

  14. It wasn’t a FAIL. …
    It wasn’t a FAIL. The computer was collecting data, like the narrator said. In other words, he was calibrating the device.

  15. Great technology!
    Great technology!

  16. I think if it will …
    I think if it will use like new controller in games like Guitar Hero, it won`t be great. But in shooters or RPG it will be useful thing.

  17. hahaha 0:55 FAIL!!!
    hahaha 0:55 FAIL!!!

  18. Air Guitar Yeah!! ( …
    Air Guitar Yeah!! (H)

  19. Anyone who says …
    Anyone who says they don’t is a LIAR.

  20. …… so what …
    …… so what you’re saying is you have Spice Girls among your tracks? XD

  21. I understand what …
    I understand what the idea is and I also understand what you mean. It is just that when i play a videogame, i like to have something in my hands. I prefer to press buttons to navigate instead of waving my hand in the menu.. But hey, thats just me.

  22. you wont need …
    you wont need fingers to move some muscles. if you cant have fingers, just move the sensors to different muscles.

  23. Impressive. But …
    Impressive. But what if you cannot move fingers? What about using arms/legs muscles? Anyway, this tech looks superb to me. Militaries will certainly find your project quite interesting ;)

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