Introduction: Eye Motion Tracking Using Infrared Sensor

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I used an infrared sensor to sense eye movements and control the LED.

I made eyeballs with LED Tape NeoPixel.

Step 1: Constitution

Step 2: NeoPixel LED Eye Ball

NeoPixel LED tape is used. LED is 68 unit.

LED is fixed to the bowl with double-sided tape and wired.

Step 3: Sensor Unit

I used two sensors QTR - 1A for eye tracking. QTR - 1A are placed on a plastic sheet at a distance of about the width of the eye.

The sensor part and the microcontroller part were fixed to the eyeglasses with a clip respectively.

Step 4: Arduino Code

When the iris approaches one sensor, the reflected light decreases and the sensor value increases. Conversely, when the iris moves away, the reflected light increases and the sensor value of the photo reflector decreases.

The right and left movement of the pupil of the LED eyeball senses the increase and decrease of one sensor value and controls it. When blinking, both sensor values decrease, so if the two sensor values decrease simultaneously, the eyelids of the LED eyeball will go down.

I used the following library.

#include <QTRSensors.h>
#include <Adafruit_NeoPixel.h>

#define NUM_SENSORS 2 // number of sensors used
#define NUM_SAMPLES_PER_SENSOR 10 // averaging
#define EMITTER_PIN QTR_NO_EMITTER_PIN

int iniSensorValL, sensorValL;
int iniSensorValR, sensorValR; #define PIN A3 Adafruit_NeoPixel led = Adafruit_NeoPixel(68, PIN, NEO_GRB + NEO_KHZ800); int blackNum = 24; int pupilNum = 12; uint32_t color; int brightness = 40; byte eyeColor; int LR =7; boolean lid = false; int cnt = 0;

//Black eye L&R animation
int blackLED[15][24] = {{12,32,35,55,68,68,68,68,68,68,68,68,68,68,68,68,68,68,68,68,68,68,68,68}, {12,13,31,36,54,55,68,68,68,68,68,68,68,68,68,68,68,68,68,68,68,68,68,68}, {11,13,14,30,37,53,54,56,68,68,68,68,68,68,68,68,68,68,68,68,68,68,68,68}, {10,11,14,15,29,38,52,53,56,57,68,68,68,68,68,68,68,68,68,68,68,68,68,68}, { 9,10,11,12,15,16,28,33,34,39,51,52,55,56,57,58,68,68,68,68,68,68,68,68}, { 0, 8, 9,10,11,12,13,16,17,27,32,35,40,50,51,54,55,56,57,58,59,67,68,68}, { 0, 1, 7, 8, 9,10,13,14,17,18,26,31,36,41,49,50,53,54,57,58,59,60,66,67}, { 1, 2, 6, 7, 8, 9,14,15,18,19,25,30,37,42,48,49,52,53,58,59,60,61,65,66}, { 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8,15,16,19,20,24,29,38,43,47,48,51,52,59,60,61,62,64,65}, { 3, 4, 5, 6, 7,16,17,20,21,23,28,39,44,46,47,50,51,60,61,62,63,64,68,68}, { 4, 5, 6,17,18,21,22,27,40,45,46,49,50,61,62,63,68,68,68,68,68,68,68,68}, { 4, 5,18,19,26,41,48,49,62,68,68,68,68,68,68,68,68,68,68,68,68,68,68,68}, { 4,19,20,25,42,47,48,63,68,68,68,68,68,68,68,68,68,68,68,68,68,68,68,68}, {20,21,24,43,46,47,68,68,68,68,68,68,68,68,68,68,68,68,68,68,68,68,68,68}, {21,23,44,46,68,68,68,68,68,68,68,68,68,68,68,68,68,68,68,68,68,68,68,68}};

//pupil L&R animation
int pupilLED[15][12] = {{33,34,68,68,68,68,68,68,68,68,68,68}, {32,33,34,35,68,68,68,68,68,68,68,68}, {12,31,32,33,34,35,36,55,68,68,68,68}, {12,13,30,31,32,33,34,35,36,37,54,55}, {13,14,29,30,31,32,35,36,37,38,53,54}, {14,15,28,29,30,31,36,37,38,39,52,53}, {15,16,27,28,29,30,37,38,39,40,51,52}, {16,17,26,27,28,29,38,39,40,41,50,51}, {17,18,25,26,27,28,39,40,41,42,49,50}, {18,19,24,25,26,27,40,41,42,43,48,49}, {19,20,23,24,25,26,41,42,43,44,47,48}, {20,21,22,23,24,25,42,43,44,45,46,47}, {21,22,23,24,43,44,45,46,68,68,68,68}, {22,23,44,45,68,68,68,68,68,68,68,68}, {22,45,68,68,68,68,68,68,68,68,68,68}};

//Blink animation
int eyelid = 0; int eyelidNum[8] = {0,4,8,16,24,34,44,56}; int eyelidLED[56] = {64,65,66,67,58,59,60,61,56,57,62,63,49,50,51,52,47,48,53,54,38,39,40,41,46,55,36,37,42,43,26,27,28,29,35,44,24,25,30,31,15,16,17,18,34,45,23,32,13,14,19,20,6,7,8,9}; QTRSensorsAnalog qtra((unsigned char[]) {0, 1}, NUM_SENSORS, NUM_SAMPLES_PER_SENSOR, EMITTER_PIN); unsigned int sensorValues[NUM_SENSORS];

void blink(int eyelid, int LR) {
if (eyelid != 8){ //Pewter for(uint16_t i=0; i<led.numPixels(); i++) {
led.setPixelColor(i, led.Color(66, 66, 66));
}

//Black eye
for(uint16_t i=0; i<blackNum; i++) {
led.setPixelColor(blackLED[LR][i], color);
}

//pupil
for(uint16_t i=0; i<pupilNum; i++) {
led.setPixelColor(pupilLED[LR][i], led.Color(0, 0, 66));
}

//eyelid
for(int i=0; i < eyelidNum[eyelid]; i++) {
led.setPixelColor(eyelidLED[i], 0);
}
} else if (eyelid == 8){
led.clear();
}
led.show();
}

void setup() { Serial.begin(115200); led.begin(); led.setBrightness(brightness); // Initial Brightness 40 led.show(); // Initialize all pixels to 'off' color = led.Color(0, 177, 55); //pupil color delay(100); qtra.read(sensorValues); iniSensorValL = sensorValues[0]; iniSensorValR = sensorValues[1]; blink(eyelid, LR); }

void loop() {
//QTR - 1A sensor value qtra.read(sensorValues); sensorValL = sensorValues[0]; sensorValR = sensorValues[1];

double rasioL = (double)sensorValL / iniSensorValL; double rasioR = (double)sensorValR / iniSensorValR;

Serial.print(rasioL); Serial.print(" "); Serial.println(rasioR);

if(rasioL > 0.985 && rasioR < 0.985){ //right for(int i = LR; i < 12; i++){ blink(0, i); delay(40); LR = i; } }else if(rasioL < 0.985 && rasioR > 0.985){ //left for(int i=LR; i>2; i--){ blink(0, i); delay(40); LR = i; } }else if(lid == false && rasioL < 0.96 && rasioR < 0.96){ //Blinking close for(int i = 1; i < 9; i++){ blink(i, LR); delay(40); lid = true; } }else if(lid == true && rasioL > 0.96 && rasioR > 0.96){ //Blinking open for(int i = 8; i > 0; i--){ blink(i, LR); delay(40); lid = false; } }else if(lid == false && rasioL > 0.96 && rasioR > 0.96) { //normal //cnt++; //eyelid = 0; if(LR <= 7){ for(int i=LR; i<=7; i++){ blink(0, i); delay(40); LR = i; } }else { for(int i=LR; i>=7; i--){ blink(0, i); delay(40); LR = i; } } }

//Initial value refresh if (cnt > 10){ iniSensorValL = sensorValL; iniSensorValR = sensorValR; cnt = 0; } }

Step 5: Operation

Detect left and right movement and blink of the pupil with the sensor, and control the eyeball LED.

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