To promote eye contact learning and behavior in children with autism, there exist specialized environments as well as smartphone applications. However, few currently available techniques support the assessment of desired behavioral improvement during learning. In this paper, we describe recently developed wearable smart glasses instrumented with mechatronic sensors and controllers. The mechatronics glasses, worn by both an instructor and a child, quantitatively measure the eye contact behavior of the child. The instructor glasses connect with a smartphone application through Bluetooth low energy. A user interface is created and hosted on the smartphone to enable the instructor to customize the reward to the child based on improvements in eye contact behavior. Specifically, the smartphone application quantifies the eye contact duration, frequency, latency, and session time, allowing instructors, therapists, and clinicians to monitor and track the child’s progress in eye contact behavior. The results from preliminary user testing of the device with control subjects show that the device is capable of recording sessions details and supporting eye contact behavior assessment.
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2019 Design of Medical Devices Conference
April 15–18, 2019
Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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978-0-7918-4103-7
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Wearable Smart Glasses for Assessment of Eye-Contact Behavior in Children With Autism
Ashwin RajKumar,
Ashwin RajKumar
NYU Tandon School of Engineering, Brooklyn, NY
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Chetan Arora,
Chetan Arora
NYU Tandon School of Engineering, Brooklyn, NY
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Vikram Kapila
Vikram Kapila
NYU Tandon School of Engineering, Brooklyn, NY
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Ashwin RajKumar
NYU Tandon School of Engineering, Brooklyn, NY
Chetan Arora
NYU Tandon School of Engineering, Brooklyn, NY
Barry Katz
Operant Systems, Inc., Queens, NY
Vikram Kapila
NYU Tandon School of Engineering, Brooklyn, NY
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DMD2019-3221, V001T09A006; 6 pages
Published Online:
July 19, 2019
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RajKumar, A, Arora, C, Katz, B, & Kapila, V. "Wearable Smart Glasses for Assessment of Eye-Contact Behavior in Children With Autism." Proceedings of the 2019 Design of Medical Devices Conference. 2019 Design of Medical Devices Conference. Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. April 15–18, 2019. V001T09A006. ASME. https://doi.org/10.1115/DMD2019-3221
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