DEVELOPMENT OF AN EYE-CONTROLLED MOBILE ROBOT SYSTEM USING EOG SIGNALS

Joko Triloka; Adi Ahmad Fauzi

doi:10.56327/ijiscs.v9i3.1859

DEVELOPMENT OF AN EYE-CONTROLLED MOBILE ROBOT SYSTEM USING EOG SIGNALS

Joko Triloka⁽¹⁾, Adi Ahmad Fauzi⁽²⁾,

(1) Institut Informatika Dan Bisnis Darmajaya
(2) Institut Informatika Dan Bisnis Darmajaya

Corresponding Author

Abstract

The development of an eye-controlled mobile robot system using Electrooculography (EOG) signals is presented in this study. The proposed system enables robot motion control through eye movement detection, providing an alternative interaction method for individuals with limited physical mobility. The EOG sensor captures eye movement potentials, which are processed by a microcontroller to generate motion commands. A threshold-based detection algorithm was implemented to classify eye movements into four directional commands: left, right, forward, and backward. The system was tested to evaluate movement accuracy and response time. Experimental results show that the proposed system achieved an average directional detection accuracy of 88.3% and an average response time of 218 milliseconds, indicating reliable and real-time performance. The findings demonstrate that EOG-based control provides a feasible and responsive approach for human–robot interaction. Future improvements may involve noise filtering techniques and machine learning models to enhance signal stability and classification precision.

Keywords

electrooculography; eye- controlled robot; human–machine interface; real-time control

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