Hand-shape classification with a wrist contour sensor: Analyses of feature types, resemblance between subjects, and data variation with pronation angle

International Journal of Robotics Research

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 658-671

  Fukui, Rui ^a   Watanabe, Masahiko ^b   Shimosaka, Masamichi ^a   Sato, Tomomasa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b PANASONIC CORPORATION   (Japan)

Author keywords

hand shape recognition; unobtrusive device; user interface; Wearable sensor; wrist contour

Indexed keywords

OBJECT RECOGNITION; SENSORS; UNITS OF MEASUREMENT; USER INTERFACES;

CLASSIFICATION PERFORMANCE; CLASSIFICATION RATES; HAND SHAPE RECOGNITION; INERTIAL MEASUREMENT UNIT; RECOGNITION METHODS; UNOBTRUSIVE DEVICE; WEARABLE SENSORS; WRIST CONTOUR;

CLASSIFICATION (OF INFORMATION);

EID: 84900454224     PISSN: 02783649     EISSN: 17413176     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0278364913507984     Document Type: Conference Paper

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