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Reliable human-robot communication is essential for underwater human-robot interaction (U-HRI), yet traditional methods such as acoustic signaling and predefined gesture-based models suffer from limitations in adaptability and robustness.…

Robotics · Computer Science 2026-01-23 Rishikesh Joshi , Junaed Sattar

We propose a fully automatic method for learning gestures on big touch devices in a potentially multi-user context. The goal is to learn general models capable of adapting to different gestures, user styles and hardware variations (e.g.…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2018-02-28 Quentin Debard , Christian Wolf , Stéphane Canu , Julien Arné

Hand hygiene is among the most effective daily practices for preventing infectious diseases such as influenza, malaria, and skin infections. While professional guidelines emphasize proper handwashing to reduce the risk of viral infections,…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-05-27 Fei Wang , Tingting Zhang , Xilei Wu , Pengcheng Wang , Xin Wang , Han Ding , Jingang Shi , Jinsong Han , Dong Huang

The main purpose of this research is to move the robotic arm (5DoF) in real-time, based on the surface Electromyography (sEMG) signals, as obtained from the wireless Myo gesture armband to distinguish seven hand movements. The sEMG signals…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2018-10-24 Hussein F. Hassan , Sadiq J. Abou-Loukh , Ibraheem Kasim Ibraheem

Hand Gesture Recognition (HGR) is of major importance for Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) applications. In this paper, we present a new hand gesture recognition approach called GNG-IEMD. In this approach, first, we use a Growing Neural Gas…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2019-09-10 Narges Mirehi , Maryam Tahmasbi

The ongoing usage of artificial intelligence technologies in virtual reality has led to a large number of researchers exploring immersive virtual reality interaction. Gesture controllers and head-mounted displays are the primary pieces of…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2024-05-28 Jindi Wang

Most Integrated Sensing and Communications (ISAC) systems require dividing airtime across their two modes. However, the specific impact of this decision on sensing performance remains unclear and underexplored. In this paper, we therefore…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-01-19 Jakob Struye , Nabeel Nisar Bhat , Siddhartha Kumar , Mohammad Hossein Moghaddam , Jeroen Famaey

Human intention detection with hand motion prediction is critical to drive the upper-extremity assistive robots in neurorehabilitation applications. However, the traditional methods relying on physiological signal measurement are…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2025-04-03 Yufei He , Xucong Zhang , Arno H. A. Stienen

Motivated by the growing interest in enhancing intuitive physical Human-Machine Interaction (HRI/HVI), this study aims to propose a robust tactile hand gesture recognition system. We performed a comprehensive evaluation of different hand…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2024-05-28 Chiara Fumelli , Anirvan Dutta , Mohsen Kaboli

American Sign Language recognition is a difficult gesture recognition problem, characterized by fast, highly articulate gestures. These are comprised of arm movements with different hand shapes, facial expression and head movements. Among…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2020-03-20 Al Amin Hosain , Panneer Selvam Santhalingam , Parth Pathak , Huzefa Rangwala , Jana Kosecka

Electromyography (EMG) is a way of measuring the bioelectric activities that take place inside the muscles. EMG is usually performed to detect abnormalities within the nerves or muscles of a target area. The recent developments in the field…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2021-01-19 Niloy Sikder , Abu Shamim Mohammad Arif , Abdullah-Al Nahid

In this paper we have presented a hand gesture recognition library. Various functions include detecting cluster count, cluster orientation, finger pointing direction, etc. To use these functions first the input image needs to be processed…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2015-07-21 Jonathan Fidelis Paul , Dibyabiva Seth , Cijo Paul , Jayati Ghosh Dastidar

Electromyography (EMG) signal analysis is a popular method for controlling prosthetic and gesture control equipment. For portable systems, such as prosthetic limbs, real-time low-power operation on embedded processors is critical, but to…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2019-05-10 Sumit Raurale , John McAllister , Jesus Martinez del Rincon

Gesture recognition presents a promising avenue for interfacing with unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) due to its intuitive nature and potential for precise interaction. This research conducts a comprehensive comparative analysis of…

Robotics · Computer Science 2025-05-26 Sousannah Abdalla , Sabur Baidya

Kinematic trajectories recorded from surgical robots contain information about surgical gestures and potentially encode cues about surgeon's skill levels. Automatic segmentation of these trajectories into meaningful action units could help…

Robotics · Computer Science 2019-07-26 Beatrice van Amsterdam , Hirenkumar Nakawala , Elena De Momi , Danail Stoyanov

With the advancement in computing and robotics, it is necessary to develop fluent and intuitive methods for interacting with digital systems, augmented/virtual reality (AR/VR) interfaces, and physical robotic systems. Hand motion…

Robotics · Computer Science 2022-11-30 Keshav Bimbraw , Christopher J. Nycz , Matt Schueler , Ziming Zhang , Haichong K. Zhang

Gesture recognition opens up new ways for humans to intuitively interact with machines. Especially for service robots, gestures can be a valuable addition to the means of communication to, for example, draw the robot's attention to someone…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2019-07-01 Pascal Schneider , Raphael Memmesheimer , Ivanna Kramer , Dietrich Paulus

Accurately identifying hands in images is a key sub-task for human activity understanding with wearable first-person point-of-view cameras. Traditional hand segmentation approaches rely on a large corpus of manually labeled data to generate…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2018-06-18 Yubo Zhang , Vishnu Naresh Boddeti , Kris M. Kitani

Hand gesture recognition using multichannel surface electromyography (sEMG) is challenging due to unstable predictions and inefficient time-varying feature enhancement. To overcome the lack of signal based time-varying feature problems, we…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2025-04-07 Jungpil Shin , Abu Saleh Musa Miah , Sota Konnai , Shu Hoshitaka , Pankoo Kim

Accurate real-time tracking of dexterous hand movements and interactions has numerous applications in human-computer interaction, metaverse, robotics, and tele-health. Capturing realistic hand movements is challenging because of the large…