arXiv Computer Vision

mmHand: Toward Pixel-Level-Accuracy Hand Localization Using a Single Commodity mmWave Device

arXiv Machine Learning
Aug 18

Helios 2.0: A Robust, Ultra-Low Power Gesture Recognition System Optimised for Event-Sensor based Wearables

arXiv:2503. 07825v3 Announce Type: replace-cross Abstract: We present an advance in wearable technology: a mobile-optimized, real-time, ultra-low-power event camera system that enables natural hand gesture control for smart glasses, dramatically improving user experience.

By Prarthana Bhattacharyya, Joshua Mitton, Ryan Page, Owen Morgan, Oliver Powell, Benjamin Menzies, Gabriel Homewood, Kemi Jacobs, Paolo Baesso, Taru Muhonen, Richard Vigars, Louis Berridge
arXiv Computer Vision
Sep 14

KAD-Net: Kinematics-Aware Decoupled Learning for Robust 3D Hand Pose Estimation from a Single Depth Image

KAD-Net introduces a Kinematics-Aware Decoupled Learning Network for 3D hand pose estimation from a single depth image. It employs a Finger Topology Constraint module that uses local kinematic representations of three consecutive finger joints to better model distal joint relationships and handle occlusion. The architecture also decouples 2D joint localization from depth estimation in a hierarchical multitask framework, reducing feature interference and improving accuracy on benchmark datasets such as ICVL, NYU, and MSRA.

By Jun Lu, Zhenming Chen, Lin Chen, Kanlun Tan, Xiaoling Li, Qiao Liu
arXiv Computer Vision
Oct 8

VolCo: Volumetric Contact for High-Fidelity Human Grasp Generation

The paper introduces VolCo, a volumetric contact representation that extends surface points into 3D grids to model hand-object interactions more accurately. Using a 3D variational autoencoder for local contact details and a prior-guided diffusion model for global hand geometry, the VolCoDiff framework achieves tighter grasps with reduced penetration on benchmark datasets. The authors provide code for reproducibility.

By Zhuo Chen, Yihua Cheng, Ale\v{s} Leonardis, Hyung Jin Chang
arXiv AI
Aug 12

A HamNoSys-Guided Dataset and Baselines for Fine-Grained Isolated Handshape Recognition in Sign Language

arXiv:2608. 10588v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Purpose: Fine-grained handshape recognition supports computational sign-language transcription, recognition, and translation, but broad, phonetically defined visual inventories with signer-aware evaluation remain limited.

By Ushnish Sarkar, Suvajit Patra, Bhaswar Chattopadhyay, Pranab Singha Roy, Tapas Samanta