Background Touchless interaction systems have grown in prevalence in recent years, including gesture-based interaction systems. Gesture recognition forms an integral part of human-computer interaction (HCI) technologies that deal with recognizing various movements of the human body, and interpreting them as commands to interact with a machine. Hand...

­Inability to gauge force or loss of sensation in the feet or legs, caused by peripheral neuropathy or diabetes is estimated to affect over 20 million people in the United States. Because walking is inhibited, and trips and falls are more prevalent, this deficiency can have a profound effect on standard of living. While there have been other systems...

Background Monitoring the hands and their immediate environment can provide insight into what we are planning and the activities we are performing. When we want to grasp an object, our hands and body adjust to the shape, texture, and weight of the object. If at the same time, we can capture images of the object to be grasped, then we can use neural...