Wearable Capacitive-based Wrist-worn Gesture Sensing System

Liang, X., Heidari, H. and Dahiya, R. (2017) Wearable Capacitive-based Wrist-worn Gesture Sensing System. In: New Generation of Circuits and Systems Conference (NGCAS 2017), Genova, Italy, 07-09 Sep 2017, pp. 181-184. ISBN 9781509064472 (doi: 10.1109/NGCAS.2017.80)

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Abstract

Gesture control plays an increasingly significant role in modern human-machine interactions. This paper presents an innovative method of gesture recognition using flexible capacitive pressure sensor attached on user’s wrist towards computer vision and connecting senses on fingers. The method is based on the pressure variations around the wrist when the gesture changes. Flexible and ultrathin capacitive pressure sensors are deployed to capture the pressure variations. The embedding of sensors on a flexible substrate and obtain the relevant capacitance require a reliable approach based on a microcontroller to measure a small change of capacitive sensor. This paper is addressing these challenges, collect and process the measured capacitance values through a developed programming on LabVIEW to reconstruct the gesture on computer. Compared to the conventional approaches, the wrist-worn sensing method offerings a low-cost, lightweight and wearable prototype on the user’s body. The experimental result shows that the potentiality and benefits of this approach and confirms that accuracy and number of recognizable gestures can be improved by increasing number of sensor.

Item Type:Conference Proceedings
Status:Published
Refereed:Yes
Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID:Dahiya, Professor Ravinder and Heidari, Professor Hadi
Authors: Liang, X., Heidari, H., and Dahiya, R.
College/School:College of Science and Engineering > School of Engineering > Electronics and Nanoscale Engineering
ISBN:9781509064472
Copyright Holders:Crown Copyright © 2017
Publisher Policy:Reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher
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Project CodeAward NoProject NamePrincipal InvestigatorFunder's NameFunder RefLead Dept
659051Flexible Electronics Device Modelling (FLEXELDEMO)Ravinder DahiyaEngineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)EP/M002519/1ENG - ENGINEERING ELECTRONICS & NANO ENG
663861Engineering Fellowships for Growth: Printed Tactile SKINRavinder DahiyaEngineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)EP/M002527/1ENG - ENGINEERING ELECTRONICS & NANO ENG