Hand and fingertips detection based on free-form color model

The essential aim of this research is to develop an effective system for hand segmentation, fingertips detection and tracking based on fingertips motion. In this thesis there are three contributions. First, the focus is on the hand skin colour model for accurate hand segmentation which is a challeng...

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Main Author: Dawod, Ahmad Yahya
Format: Thesis
Published: 2012
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Summary:The essential aim of this research is to develop an effective system for hand segmentation, fingertips detection and tracking based on fingertips motion. In this thesis there are three contributions. First, the focus is on the hand skin colour model for accurate hand segmentation which is a challenging task in computer vision applications. Second is to recognize fingertips from an image through detected hand from the proposed free-form skin color model.Third is to modify the randomized circle detection algorithm to track the fingertip position between frames. This study makes a comparative study of the three proposed methods for different ethnicity which include African, European, Indian and Mongolian people. Very promising results have been achieved.