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FingOrbits: interaction with wearables using synchronized thumb movements

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ISWC '17: Proceedings of the 2017 ACM International Symposium on Wearable Computers

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https://doi.org/10.1145/3123021.3123041

Published: 11 September 2017 Publication History

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We present FingOrbits, a wearable interaction technique using synchronized thumb movements. A thumb-mounted ring with an inertial measurement unit and a contact microphone are used to capture thumb movements when rubbing against the other fingers. Spectral information of the movements are extracted and fed into a classification backend that facilitates gesture discrimination. FingOrbits enables up to 12 different gestures through detecting three rates of movement against each of the four fingers. Through a user study with 10 participants (7 novices, 3 experts), we demonstrate that FingOrbits can distinguish up to 12 thumb gestures with an accuracy of 89% to 99% rendering the approach applicable for practical applications.

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ISWC '17: Proceedings of the 2017 ACM International Symposium on Wearable Computers

September 2017

276 pages

ISBN:9781450351881

DOI:10.1145/3123021

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Google
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UC Santa Cruz
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University of Toronto
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