Recognition method for foot written characters

Abstract

This paper proposed a method in which characters can be easily entered to an information device, by using the feet in place the hands. First, we determined input on the board was possible with an experimental system. Next, we confirmed recognition of characters directly write, and supported alpha-numeric characters and, symbols. Finally we confirmed the recognition rate of the system by the input experiment of ten users. The recognition rates were more than 87 percent when including a fifth characters candidate, and our proposed user interface was confirmed as effective in recognizing handwritten characters. © 2011 Springer-Verlag.