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Objective: For transradial amputees, robotic prosthetic hands promise to regain the capability to perform daily living activities. Current control methods based on physiological signals such as electromyography (EMG) are prone to yielding…

Electromyography (EMG) is a measure of muscular electrical activity and is used in many clinical/biomedical disciplines and modern human computer interaction. Myo-electric prosthetics analyze and classify the electrical signals recorded…

Robotics · Computer Science 2024-11-26 Mosab Diab , Ashraf Mohammed , Yinlai Jiang

Emotion understanding is a fundamental challenge in affective computing and artificial intelligence. While existing approaches predominantly focus on facial expressions and speech, they often overlook the rich emotional cues conveyed…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2026-05-19 Chengyan Wang , Haoyu Chen , Hui Wei , Yueyi Yang , Yunquan Chen , Guoying Zhao

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

Developing accurate hand gesture perception models is critical for various robotic applications, enabling effective communication between humans and machines and directly impacting neurorobotics and interactive robots. Recently, surface…

Robotics · Computer Science 2024-08-06 Costanza Armanini , Tuka Alhanai , Farah E. Shamout , S. Farokh Atashzar

The aim of this work was to identify six basic movements of the hand using two systems. Being an interdisciplinary topic, there has been conducted studying in the anatomy of forearm muscles, biosignals, the method of electromyography (EMG)…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2019-06-20 Christos Sapsanis

Surface Electromyography (sEMG) provides vital insights into muscle function, but it can be noisy and challenging to acquire. Inertial Measurement Units (IMUs) provide a robust and wearable alternative to motion capture systems. This paper…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2025-11-24 Shubhranil Basak , Mada Hemanth , Madhav Rao

We introduce LowKeyEMG, a real-time human-computer interface that enables efficient text entry using only 7 gesture classes decoded from surface electromyography (sEMG). Prior work has attempted full-alphabet decoding from sEMG, but…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2025-07-29 Johannes Y. Lee , Derek Xiao , Shreyas Kaasyap , Nima R. Hadidi , John L. Zhou , Jacob Cunningham , Rakshith R. Gore , Deniz O. Eren , Jonathan C. Kao

Secure communication is essential in covert and safety-critical settings where verbal interactions may expose user intent or operational context. Wearable gesture-based communication enables low-effort, nonverbal interaction, but existing…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2026-02-10 Tasnia Ashrafi Heya , Sayed Erfan Arefin

Recognition of intentions is a subconscious cognitive process vital to human communication. This skill enables anticipation and increases the quality of interactions between humans. Within the context of engagement, non-verbal signals are…

Robotics · Computer Science 2015-03-13 Dominique Vaufreydaz , Wafa Johal , Claudine Combe

Hand gesture understanding is essential for several applications in human-computer interaction, including automatic clinical assessment of hand dexterity. While deep learning has advanced static gesture recognition, dynamic gesture…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2026-02-25 Gianluca Amprimo , Alberto Ancilotto , Alessandro Savino , Fabio Quazzolo , Claudia Ferraris , Gabriella Olmo , Elisabetta Farella , Stefano Di Carlo

Restoring limb motor function in individuals with spinal cord injury (SCI), stroke, or amputation remains a critical challenge, one which affects millions worldwide. Recent studies show through surface electromyography (EMG) that spared…

Sonomyography (SMG) is a non-invasive technique that uses ultrasound imaging to detect the dynamic activity of muscles. Wearable SMG systems have recently gained popularity due to their potential as human-computer interfaces for their…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2024-03-11 Anne Tryphosa Kamatham , Kavita Sharma , Srikumar Venkataraman , Biswarup Mukherjee

Surface electromyography (sEMG) is a noninvasive technique widely used to control myoelectric prostheses and other human-machine interfaces. However, the high cost of commercial systems limits accessibility in academic and research…

Due to the universal non-verbal natural communication approach that allows for effective communication between humans, gesture recognition technology has been steadily developing over the previous few decades. Many different strategies have…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2022-07-07 Finlay McKinnon , David Ada Adama , Pedro Machado , Isibor Kennedy Ihianle

Thumb gestures provide an effective and unobtrusive input modality for wearable and always-available human-machine interaction. Wrist-worn surface electromyography (sEMG) has emerged as a promising approach for compact and wearable…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2026-04-07 Wenjuan Zhong , Chenfei Ma , Kianoush Nazarpour

Eye movement is closely related to limb actions, so it can be used to infer movement intentions. More importantly, in some cases, eye movement is the only way for paralyzed and impaired patients with severe movement disorders to communicate…

Robotics · Computer Science 2020-12-17 Bo Yang , Jian Huang , Xiaolong Li , Xinxing Chen , Caihua Xiong , Yasuhisa Hasegawa

Advancements in information technology have increased demand for natural human-computer interaction in areas such as gaming, smart homes, and vehicles. However, conventional approaches like physical buttons or cameras are often limited by…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2025-11-24 Weiyi Wang , Lanqing Yang , Linqian Gan , Guangtao Xue

Airwriting Recognition refers to the problem of identification of letters written in space with movement of the finger. It can be seen as a special case of dynamic gesture recognition wherein the set of gestures are letters in a particular…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2023-03-21 Ayush Tripathi , Prathosh AP , Suriya Prakash Muthukrishnan , Lalan Kumar

The ability of human beings to precisely recog- nize others intents is a significant mental activity in reasoning about actions, such as, what other people are doing and what they will do next. Recent research has revealed that human…

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