Title
Human-computer interaction based on hand gestures using RGB-D sensors.
Abstract
In this paper we present a new method for hand gesture recognition based on an RGB-D sensor. The proposed approach takes advantage of depth information to cope with the most common problems of traditional video-based hand segmentation methods: cluttered backgrounds and occlusions. The algorithm also uses colour and semantic information to accurately identify any number of hands present in the image. Ten different static hand gestures are recognised, including all different combinations of spread fingers. Additionally, movements of an open hand are followed and 6 dynamic gestures are identified. The main advantage of our approach is the freedom of the user's hands to be at any position of the image without the need of wearing any specific clothing or additional devices. Besides, the whole method can be executed without any initial training or calibration. Experiments carried out with different users and in different environments prove the accuracy and robustness of the method which, additionally, can be run in real-time.
Year
DOI
Venue
2013
10.3390/s130911842
SENSORS
Keywords
Field
DocType
Kinect,depth sensors,RGB-D,gesture recognition
Computer vision,Gesture,Segmentation,Gesture recognition,Robustness (computer science),Semantic information,RGB color model,Artificial intelligence,Engineering
Journal
Volume
Issue
ISSN
13
9.0
1424-8220
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
31
0.90
20
Authors
4
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
José Manuel Palacios1310.90
Carlos Sagues2918.17
Eduardo Montijano321422.27
Sergio Llorente4699.06