Hand detection using facial information

Abstract

This paper presents a robust hand detection algorithm using the facial information. The proposed algorithm consists of four steps: (i) detection of a face, (ii) generation of regions of interest (ROI) to detect hands, (iii) skin color extraction from the face region, and (iv) detection of hands using the face skin color in the ROI. The proposed algorithm can reduce false detection caused by a similar skin color, and provides a successful detection rate up to 92 percent.