| Spence, A. P. & Mason, E. B. [1987] Human Anatomy and Physiology (Benjamin Cummings, Menlo Park, California) Chap. 7, 3rd ed. |
....that is, abstract hand models, which extract universal and salient attributes of the hand. Based on the hand models, hand gestures can be described precisely. 2.1. An Angle based Hand Model Let us take a look at the anatomy of the hand first. There are 27 bones in each hand [Alexander, 1992] [Spence Mason, 1987]. The bones are connected by a number of movable joints. Some of these joints are hinge joints allowing flexion and extension only, i.e. one degree of freedom (DOF) of movement for each. Some are biaxial joints allowing flexion, extension, abduction, adduction, and circumduction, i.e. two DOFs ....
Spence, A. P. & Mason, E. B. [1987] Human Anatomy and Physiology (Benjamin Cummings, Menlo Park, California) Chap. 7, 3rd ed.
Online articles have much greater impact More about CiteSeer.IST Add search form to your site Submit documents Feedback
CiteSeer.IST - Copyright Penn State and NEC