Gestural control of autonomous and semi-autonomous systems
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1. A method for controlling a remote system, the method comprising:
- detecting a first selection gesture of a body from first gesture data received via a detector, the first selection gesture indicating selection of a remote system located in a physical space that includes the body, wherein the first gesture data is absolute three-space location data of an instantaneous state of the body at a first point in time and physical space,selecting the remote system for control in response to the detection of the first selection gesture;
detecting a first control gesture of the body from second gesture data received via the detector, wherein the first control gesture comprises an instantaneous state of the body, wherein the second gesture data is absolute three-space location data of an instantaneous state of the body at a point in time and physical space of the body, the detecting comprising aggregating only the second gesture data of the first control gesture at an instant in time and identifying the first control gesture using only the second gesture data and excluding use of reference data and background;
translating the first control gesture to a first control gesture signal; and
controlling a component of the selected remote system in response to the first control gesture signal,wherein the remote system is one of a robot and a vehicle.
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Abstract
Systems and methods are described for controlling a remote system. The controlling involves detecting a gesture of a body from gesture data received via a detector. The gesture comprises an instantaneous state of the body. The gesture data is absolute three-space location data of an instantaneous state of the body at a point in time and physical space. The detecting aggregates only the gesture data of the gesture at an instant in time and identifies the gesture using the gesture data. The controlling then translates the gesture to a gesture signal, and controls a component of the remote system in response to the gesture signal.
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1. A method for controlling a remote system, the method comprising:
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detecting a first selection gesture of a body from first gesture data received via a detector, the first selection gesture indicating selection of a remote system located in a physical space that includes the body, wherein the first gesture data is absolute three-space location data of an instantaneous state of the body at a first point in time and physical space, selecting the remote system for control in response to the detection of the first selection gesture; detecting a first control gesture of the body from second gesture data received via the detector, wherein the first control gesture comprises an instantaneous state of the body, wherein the second gesture data is absolute three-space location data of an instantaneous state of the body at a point in time and physical space of the body, the detecting comprising aggregating only the second gesture data of the first control gesture at an instant in time and identifying the first control gesture using only the second gesture data and excluding use of reference data and background; translating the first control gesture to a first control gesture signal; and controlling a component of the selected remote system in response to the first control gesture signal, wherein the remote system is one of a robot and a vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105)
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106. A system comprising:
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a detector for receiving gesture data that represents a gesture made by a body; and a processor coupled to the detector, wherein the processor is constructed to; detect a first selection gesture of a body from first gesture data received via the detector, the first selection gesture indicating selection of a remote system located in a physical space that includes the body, wherein the first gesture data is absolute three-space location data of an instantaneous state of the body at a first point in time and physical space, select the remote system for control in response to the detection of the first selection gesture; detect a control gesture of the body from second gesture data received via the detector, wherein the control gesture comprises an instantaneous state of the body, wherein the second gesture data is absolute three-space location data of an instantaneous state of the body at a point in time and physical space of the body, the detecting comprising aggregating only the second gesture data of the control gesture at an instant in time and identifying the control gesture using only the second gesture data and excluding use of reference data and background; translate the control gesture to a control gesture signal; and control a component of the selected remote system in response to the control gesture signal, wherein the remote system is one of a robot and a vehicle.
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