Motion Descriptor for Human Gesture Recognition in Low Resolution Images

A great variety of human gesture recognition methods exist in the literature, yet there is still a lack of solutions to encompass some of the challenges imposed by real life scenarios. In this document, a gesture recognition for robotic search and rescue missions in the high seas is presented. The method aims to identify shipwrecked people by recognizing the hand waving gesture sign.

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