Wearable Eye Tracking System is tether-free.

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Equipped with unobtrusive optics and recording device small enough to be worn on belt, Mobile Eye(TM) permits total freedom of movement. Eye and scene images are interleaved and saved on DVCR tape with 75 min duration, then transferred to included PC that separates images, performs analysis, and creates scene video with cursor overlay. Sample rate is 25/30 Hz. Portable DVCR can be connected directly to PC for real-time tracking in laboratory setting.



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ASL Introduces Revolutionary Mobile Eye(TM) Tether-free Eye Tracking System



Bedford, Massachusetts, USA - Applied Science Laboratories (ASL), the world's leading eye tracking technology developer, announces the introduction of a revolutionary new lightweight, tether-free wearable eye tracking system that could change the way sports and physical performance are analyzed. ASL's Mobile Eye(TM) is a truly tether-less eye tracking system designed to be used when total freedom of movement is required and video with cursor overlay is the desired output. This lightweight, unobtrusive system is designed to be easily worn by an active subject. The eye tracking optics are extremely lightweight and unobtrusive and the recording device is small enough to be worn on a belt. These features will allow successful eye-tracking analysis across a wide range of active-subject applications, particularly in sports, such as golf, baseball, marksmanship, operation of motor vehicles and aircraft, and much more.

The eye image and scene image are interleaved and saved on a DVCR tape. This method ensures that no resolution is lost. Tape duration is 75 minutes, battery operation, at full charge, is 130 minutes. This tape is then transferred to an included PC that separates the images, performs the analysis and creates a scene video with cursor overlay. The sample rate is 25/30Hz. This system is designed for indoor or outdoor use and is compact and rugged enough to be used in many sports applications.

The Mobile Eye comes as a complete system with all necessary hardware and software. The portable DVCR can be connected directly to the PC for real time tracking in a laboratory setting. Additional optics and DVCR recorders can be purchased for use with the system allowing for multiple recordings to be made at the same time.

Eye tracking systems have a wide range of medical research applications and could have significant potential for early detection and treatment of various disorders. These systems are powerful enough to permit eye movement measurement with subject's eyes closed, important in sleep research. Future medical applications could include AIDS and Alzheimer's research; head injury evaluation; and evaluation and remediation of dyslexia and other reading dysfunctions, as well as a major benefit to educators in testing reading ability and comprehension performance.

Eye tracking systems provide an important design evaluation and research tool for computer displays used in aviation, aerospace, defense and industry. Applications include design of simulators, computer displays and control panels used in air traffic facilities, aircraft and cockpits, vehicles and complex manufacturing displays.

Applied Science Laboratories has been a pioneer in the examination of the human eye's movements and pupil dynamics for over 30 years. ASL was the first company to develop a head-mounted eye tracker, eye/head integration, parallax-free optics, and many other features that are industry standard. ASL's current range of computer-based eye movement measurement equipment has eye-tracking applications in moving vehicles, sports, WEB design, pupilometry and many more. ASL currently has tracking systems in the fields of medicine, cognitive psychology, training, simulation, biomechanics and human factors research. For more information, visit www.a-s-l.com or contact the company at175 Middlesex Turnpike, Bedford, Massachusetts, 01730 USA, Tel. (781) 275-4000 Fax. (781) 275-3388.

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