Hand Pose Estimation System Based on a Cascade Approach for Mobile Devices

Abstract

The rise in the use of mobile devices requires finding new ways to interact with this type of devices. Gestures are an effective way to interact with the mobile device and to place order to it. However, gesture recognition in this context constitute a challenging task due the limited computational capacities of this type of devices. In this work, we present a hand pose estimation system for mobile device. The gesture is recognized by using a boosting algorithm and Haar-like features. The system is designed for Android devices. The method used consists of capturing gestures by a smartphone’s camera to recognize the hand sign. It presents a system based on a real-time hand posture recognition algorithm for mobile devices. The aim of this system is to allow the mobile device interpreting hand signs made by users without the need to touch the screen.