[sf-lug] what software can i use to track an object (hand) in a box using a webcam?

[Kai Chang]

This is a similar concept to the Leap. It's not open-source.

https://www.leapmotion.com/

I used a developer version of the device to record some hand gestures.
These are the X/Y positions of the fingertips (in the plane of the
screen).

http://fleetinbeing.net/leap-play/recorder-gallery.html

Here's a video of me using the device to rotate/scale a map
projection. This one uses the normal vector of the palm, and Y
position of the hand.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9PZs7VHhypk

Anyways, probably not too helpful to your original problem of creating
a device from scratch.

Cheers,
Kai

On Wed, Mar 27, 2013 at 10:17 AM, Michael Shiloh
<michaelshiloh1010 at gmail.com> wrote:
> i'm having trouble figuring out the best search words to find what i'm
> looking for.
>
> basically, i'm looking for crude kinect-like behavior. i don't expect
> perfect recognition or tracking, but surely something along these lines is
> available.
>
> my plan is to mount 2 or 3 webcams in a small box. the user inserts his/her
> hand in the box, and i'd like to track the tips of their fingers. i would
> mount the webcams at right angles so as to track location in both the x and
> y (and z) planes. the inside of the box can be painted any color to
> differentiate from the hand, which i can require be free of gloves or
> clothing. i can light the box, although later it might be nicer to have the
> box dark and use infrared lighting.
>
> there are no other objects in the box, and only one hand at a time.
>
> thoughts?
>
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