A passive infrared gesture recognition system

Binnie, T. David; Armitage, A. F.; Wojtczuk, Piotr

Abstract

A device for a low-to-intermediate level of gesture recognition which uses a passive thermal-infrared (PIR) sensor array is described. The detection system which discriminates between a small number of simple dynamic gestures, such as 'hand swiping' in different directions and at varying velocities. The technology is low powered, in terms of energy consumption and computational power. The sensor enables a gesture sensing input, for mobile device application areas, where hands-free operation can be useful and where low-power consumption is essential. Keywords—gesture detection; infrared sensor array; low power sensor;

Citation

Binnie, T. D., Armitage, A. F., & Wojtczuk, P. (2017). A passive infrared gesture recognition system. In 2017 IEEE Sensors Proceedings. https://doi.org/10.1109/ICSENS.2017.8234402

• Conference Name: 2017 IEEE Sensors
• Conference Location: Glasgow, UK
• Start Date: Oct 29, 2017
• End Date: Nov 1, 2017
• Acceptance Date: Aug 25, 2017
• Online Publication Date: Dec 25, 2017
• Publication Date: 2017
• Deposit Date: Dec 2, 2019
• Book Title: 2017 IEEE Sensors Proceedings
• ISBN: 978-1-5090-1012-7
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1109/ICSENS.2017.8234402
• Public URL: http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/1008143