Ocular metrics for detecting attentional tunneling

N. Regis (1) , F. Dehais (1) , C. Tessier (2) , J.F. Gagnon (3)

1 ISAE-SUPAERO - Institut Supérieur de l'Aéronautique et de l'Espace
2 ONERA - The French Aerospace Lab [Toulouse]
3 ULaval - Université Laval [Québec]

This paper focuses on ocular measurement to detect the human operator's particular state of "attentional tunneling" during a robot supervisory task. After a survey of the existing ocular metrics, an innovative fixation detection algorithm is proposed. Then the metrics derived from the ocular parameters calculated by the algorithm are tested in a human-robot experiment and the results are discussed.

Keywords: HUMAN-COMPUTER INTERFACE; ATTENTIONAL TUNNELING; SITUATION AWARENESS; EYE TRACKER

Domains: Computer Science [cs]; Robotics [cs.RO]; Computer Science [cs]; Human-Computer Interaction [cs.HC]

N. Regis, F. Dehais, C. Tessier, J.F. Gagnon. Ocular metrics for detecting attentional tunneling. Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Europe Chapter annual meeting, Oct 2012, TOULOUSE, France. ⟨hal-01060533⟩