A Comparison of Dynamic Naive Bayesian Classifiers and Hidden

In this paper we present a study to assess the performance of dynamic naive Bayesian classifiers (DNBCs) versusstandard hidden Markov models (HMMs) for gesture recognition. DNBCs incorporate explicit conditional independence among gesture features given states into HMMs. We show that this factorizat...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Avilés-Arriaga, H.H., Sucar-Succar, L.E., Mendoza-Durán, C.E., Pineda-Cortés, L.A.
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2011
País:México
Institución:UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO
Repositorio:Journal of Applied Research and Technology
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs2.localhost:article/453
Acceso en línea:https://jart.icat.unam.mx/index.php/jart/article/view/453
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Gesture recognition
hidden Markov models
motion analysis
visual tracking.
visual tracking
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Sumario:In this paper we present a study to assess the performance of dynamic naive Bayesian classifiers (DNBCs) versusstandard hidden Markov models (HMMs) for gesture recognition. DNBCs incorporate explicit conditional independence among gesture features given states into HMMs. We show that this factorization offers competitive classification rates and error dispersion, it requires fewer parameters and it improves training time considerably in the presence of several attributes. We propose a set of qualitative and natural set of posture and motion attributes to describe gestures. We show that these posture-motion features increase recognition rates significantly in comparison to motion features. Additionally, an adaptive skin detection approach to cope with multiple users and different lighting conditions is proposed. We performed one of the most extensive experimentation presented in the literature to date that considers gestures of a single user, multiple people and with variations on distance and rotation using a gesture database with 9441 examples of 9 different classes performed by 15 people. Results show the effectiveness of the overall approach and the reliability of DNBCs in gesture ecognition.