The effect of calibration errors on the accuracy of the eye movement recordings

For calibrating eye movement recordings, a regression between spatially defined calibration points and corresponding measured raw data is performed. Based on this regression, a confidence interval (CI) of the actually measured eye position can be calculated in order to quantify the measurement error...

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Main Authors: Jörg Hoormann, Stephanie Jainta, Wolfgang Jaschinski
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Bern Open Publishing 2008-08-01
Series:Journal of Eye Movement Research
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Online Access:https://bop.unibe.ch/JEMR/article/view/2238
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Summary:For calibrating eye movement recordings, a regression between spatially defined calibration points and corresponding measured raw data is performed. Based on this regression, a confidence interval (CI) of the actually measured eye position can be calculated in order to quantify the measurement error introduced by inaccurate calibration coefficients. For calculating this CI, a standard deviation (SD) - depending on the calibration quality and the design of the calibration procedure - is needed. Examples of binocular recordings with separate monocular calibrations illustrate that the SD is almost independent of the number and spatial separation between the calibration points – even though the later was expected from theoretical simulation. Our simulations and recordings demonstrate that the SD depends critically on residuals at certain calibration points, thus robust regressions are suggested.
ISSN:1995-8692