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This work presents the design, implementation and validation of learning techniques based on the kNN scheme for gesture detection in prosthetic control. To cope with high computational demands in instance-based prediction, methods of…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2023-08-23 Tim Sziburis , Markus Nowak , Davide Brunelli

Recognizing pain in video is crucial for improving patient-computer interaction systems, yet traditional data collection in this domain raises significant ethical and logistical challenges. This study introduces a novel approach that…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2024-09-26 Jonas Nasimzada , Jens Kleesiek , Ken Herrmann , Alina Roitberg , Constantin Seibold

Accurate and physically feasible human motion prediction is crucial for safe and seamless human-robot collaboration. While recent advancements in human motion capture enable real-time pose estimation, the practical value of many existing…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2025-10-01 Cheng Guo , Giuseppe L'Erario , Giulio Romualdi , Mattia Leonori , Marta Lorenzini , Arash Ajoudani , Daniele Pucci

Causal inference is essential for developing and evaluating medical interventions, yet real-world medical datasets are often difficult to access due to regulatory barriers. This makes synthetic data a potentially valuable asset that enables…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2025-10-22 Harry Amad , Zhaozhi Qian , Dennis Frauen , Julianna Piskorz , Stefan Feuerriegel , Mihaela van der Schaar

Sparse wearable inertial measurement units (IMUs) have gained popularity for estimating 3D human motion. However, challenges such as pose ambiguity, data drift, and limited adaptability to diverse bodies persist. To address these issues, we…

This article presents a method to automatically detect and classify climbing activities using inertial measurement units (IMUs) attached to the wrists, feet and pelvis of the climber. The IMUs record limb acceleration and angular velocity.…

Applications · Statistics 2015-08-19 Jérémie Boulanger , Ludovic Seifert , Romain Hérault , Jean-Francois Coeurjolly

Existing datasets for training pedestrian detectors in images suffer from limited appearance and pose variation. The most challenging scenarios are rarely included because they are too difficult to capture due to safety reasons, or they are…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2020-12-16 Antonín Vobecký , David Hurych , Michal Uřičář , Patrick Pérez , Josef Šivic

Falls are the public health issue for the elderly all over the world since the fall-induced injuries are associated with a large amount of healthcare cost. Falls can cause serious injuries, even leading to death if the elderly suffers a…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2023-04-14 Chien-Pin Liu , Ju-Hsuan Li , En-Ping Chu , Chia-Yeh Hsieh , Kai-Chun Liu , Chia-Tai Chan , Yu Tsao

Modern inertial measurements units (IMUs) are small, cheap, energy efficient, and widely employed in smart devices and mobile robots. Exploiting inertial data for accurate and reliable pedestrian navigation supports is a key component for…

Robotics · Computer Science 2020-01-14 Changhao Chen , Peijun Zhao , Chris Xiaoxuan Lu , Wei Wang , Andrew Markham , Niki Trigoni

This paper presents a novel framework to realize proprioception and closed-loop control for soft manipulators. Deformations with large elongation and large bending can be precisely predicted using geometry-based sensor signals obtained from…

Robotics · Computer Science 2023-09-26 Yinan Meng , Guoxin Fang , Jiong Yang , Yuhu Guo , Charlie C. L. Wang

This paper presents a method of reconstructing full-body locomotion sequences for virtual characters in real-time, using data from a single inertial measurement unit (IMU). This process can be characterized by its difficulty because of the…

Graphics · Computer Science 2017-11-15 Christos Mousas

Human motion synthesis is an important problem with applications in graphics, gaming and simulation environments for robotics. Existing methods require accurate motion capture data for training, which is costly to obtain. Instead, we…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2022-08-15 Kevin Xie , Tingwu Wang , Umar Iqbal , Yunrong Guo , Sanja Fidler , Florian Shkurti

Involuntary subject motion is the main source of artifacts in weight-bearing cone-beam CT of the knee. To achieve image quality for clinical diagnosis, the motion needs to be compensated. We propose to use inertial measurement units (IMUs)…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2021-02-25 Jennifer Maier , Marlies Nitschke , Jang-Hwan Choi , Garry Gold , Rebecca Fahrig , Bjoern M. Eskofier , Andreas Maier

The development of robust, generalized models in human activity recognition (HAR) has been hindered by the scarcity of large-scale, labeled data sets. Recent work has shown that virtual IMU data extracted from videos using computer vision…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2023-05-08 Zikang Leng , Hyeokhyen Kwon , Thomas Plötz

Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU) has long been a dream for stable and reliable motion estimation, especially in indoor environments where GPS strength limits. In this paper, we propose a novel method for position and orientation estimation…

Robotics · Computer Science 2021-02-18 Yingying Wang , Hu Cheng , Max Q. H. Meng

The growing popularity of remote fitness has increased the demand for highly accurate computer vision models that track human poses. However, the best methods still fail in many real-world fitness scenarios, suggesting that there is a…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2021-12-17 Andrew Weitz , Lina Colucci , Sidney Primas , Brinnae Bent

Falls have become more frequent in recent years, which has been harmful for senior citizens.Therefore detecting falls have become important and several data sets and machine learning model have been introduced related to fall detection. In…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2023-02-02 Xi Wang , Ramya Penta , Bhavya Sehgal , Dale Chen-Song

Robotic mobility aids for blind and low-vision (BLV) individuals rely heavily on deep learning-based vision models specialized for various navigational tasks. However, the performance of these models is often constrained by the availability…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2024-09-18 Hochul Hwang , Krisha Adhikari , Satya Shodhaka , Donghyun Kim

Falls are a leading cause of injury and loss of independence among older adults. Vision-based fall prediction systems offer a non-invasive solution to anticipate falls seconds before impact, but their development is hindered by the scarcity…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2025-11-25 Md Fokhrul Islam , Sajeda Al-Hammouri , Christopher J. Arellano , Kavan Hazeli , Heman Shakeri

The natural interaction and control performance of lower limb rehabilitation robots are closely linked to biomechanical information from various human locomotion activities. Multidimensional human motion data significantly deepen the…