Vitro

4 illustrations of a view through eyeglasses to a home entertainment system
Design by: Sam Falken, Peter Gobat, Eleni Hadjis, Ari Horowitz
Instructor: Akshay Sharma, Virginia Tech

Vitro is an eyeglass-based unobtrusive wireless system for controlling both an electric wheelchair and home appliances for a person with limitations due to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). By combining eye tracking software with a forward mounted infrared signal, the user can connect with home appliances in the same way that a remote control communicates with a television. Looking at an appliance enables the user to interface wirelessly with any appliance or electronic device that has an IR sensor installed.

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