Possibility of visual control by gaze direction

The possibility of control of man-machine (biomechatronical) systems by gaze direction is considered. The basic properties of eye movements being essential for the construction of control are analyzed. In order to study the possibilities of control by gaze, a game program is written. It is shown that, in comparison with control by a computer mouse, the control by gaze requires less time and leads to fewer mistakes on solving some control problems such as specifying a point on a computer screen.