Eye tracking app for concussion monitoring
Supervisor : Andy Adler
Team size: Minimum 3, Maximum 5
| CSE | SE | Comm | Biomed | EE | Aero | Special |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No |
Description
A concussion (or mild traumatic brain injury), is a head injury that temporarily affects brain functioning. Symptoms may include loss of consciousness, memory loss, headaches, difficulty with concentration, or balance, nausea, blurred vision, sleep disturbances, and mood changes. [en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concussion] Rehabilitation from concussion injuries requires monitoring to help the patient know when to rest from any exercise. A research group at Carleton (including with Dr. Jeff Dawson, Biology) has established a protocol to measure eye tracking exercises and correlate these results to concussion status. In this project, a phone app will be created to allow this to be done on a user's phone. Users will watch a moving target on the screen while the phone camera tracks the user's pupil movements. The project also involves the development of eye-tracking and movement modelling software to estimate relevant parameters. If this project is successful, we will be using it on Carleton athletes and at a physiotherapy clinic to evaluate it with concussed patients.