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Computational Vision and Medical Image Processing IV – João Tavares & Natal Jorge (eds)
© 2014 Taylor & Francis Group, London, ISBN 978-1-138-00081-0
A fast and accurate algorithm for detecting and tracking moving
hand gestures
W.C.S.S. Simões
Universidade Federal do Amazonas, Amazonas, Brazil
R. da S. Barboza
Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Pernambuco, Brazil
V.F. de Lucena Jr.
Universidade Federal do Amazonas, Amazonas, Brazil
R.D. Lins
Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Pernambuco, Brazil
ABSTRACT: Human vision plays a very important role in the perception of the environment, commu-
nication and interaction between individuals. Machine vision is increasingly being embedded in electronic
devices, as cameras are used with the function of per ...