Hand Gesture Recognition

Both Hand Pose Estimation and Hand Gesture Recognition have a large number of real world applications. Some of the most popular ones include Human Computer Interaction, Human Action Recognition and Sign Language Translation. Wachs et al. [1] introduces a number of use cases for vision based hand gesture applications. These include Lexicon Design and, Medical Systems and Assistive Technologies. Therefore, the need for such a technology is quite evident. However, the present state of the art performers in the field cannot satisfactorily meet the requirements for viable real world use. Wachs et al. [1] also mentions a number of challenges such as responsiveness, user adaptability and ,most importantly, accuracy. Therefore, there is need for research into the field in order to gain insight on how this technology can be furthered.