An Efficient Application of Gesture Recognition from a 2D Camera for Rehabilitation of Patients with Impaired Dexterity

G. Ushaw, E. Ziogas, J. Eyre, G. Morgan

2013

Abstract

An efficient method for utilising a 2D camera to recognise hand gestures in 3D space is described. The work is presented within the context of a recuperation aid for younger children with impaired movement of the upper limbs on a standard Android tablet device. The hand movement recognition is achieved through attaching brightly coloured models to the child’s fingers, providing easily trackable elements of the image. The application promotes repeated use of specific hand skills identified by the medical profession to stimulate and assess rehabilitation of patients with impaired upper limb dexterity.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Ushaw G., Ziogas E., Eyre J. and Morgan G. (2013). An Efficient Application of Gesture Recognition from a 2D Camera for Rehabilitation of Patients with Impaired Dexterity . In Proceedings of the International Conference on Health Informatics - Volume 1: HEALTHINF, (BIOSTEC 2013) ISBN 978-989-8565-37-2, pages 315-318. DOI: 10.5220/0004190103150318

in Bibtex Style

@conference{healthinf13,
author={G. Ushaw and E. Ziogas and J. Eyre and G. Morgan},
title={An Efficient Application of Gesture Recognition from a 2D Camera for Rehabilitation of Patients with Impaired Dexterity},
booktitle={Proceedings of the International Conference on Health Informatics - Volume 1: HEALTHINF, (BIOSTEC 2013)},
year={2013},
pages={315-318},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0004190103150318},
isbn={978-989-8565-37-2},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF
JO - Proceedings of the International Conference on Health Informatics - Volume 1: HEALTHINF, (BIOSTEC 2013)
TI - An Efficient Application of Gesture Recognition from a 2D Camera for Rehabilitation of Patients with Impaired Dexterity
SN - 978-989-8565-37-2
AU - Ushaw G.
AU - Ziogas E.
AU - Eyre J.
AU - Morgan G.
PY - 2013
SP - 315
EP - 318
DO - 10.5220/0004190103150318