Title:	An improved articulated model of the human hand
Authors:	McDonald, John Toro, Jorge Alkoby, Karen Berthiaume, Andre Chomwong, Pattaraporn Christopher, Juliet Davidson, Mary Jo Furst, Jacob Konie, Brian Lancaster, Glenn Lytinen, Steven Roychoudhuri, Lopa Sedgwick, Eric Tomuro, Noriko Wolfe, Rosalee
Citation:	Journal of WSCG. 2000, vol. 8, no. 1-3.
Issue Date:	2000
Publisher:	Václav Skala - UNION Agency
Document type:	článek article
URI:	http://wscg.zcu.cz/wscg2000/wscg_2000_program.htm http://hdl.handle.net/11025/15963
ISSN:	1213-6972 (print) 1213-6980 (CD-ROM) 1213-6964 (online)
Keywords:	modelování;animace;americká znaková řeč;anatomicky založené modelování
Keywords in different language:	modelling;animation;american sign language;anatomically based modeling
Abstract in different language:	We present an improved anatomically based approach to modeling the human hand for use in the animation of American Sign Language. The joint rotations in the model are based on the bone and muscle configurations of the hand, and a forward kinematic solution is used to position the hand. In particular, we investigate the rotations of the base joint of the thumb. This joint is a saddle joint with non-trivial rotational axes and centers, and must be treated with care in such a model. We take advantage of several correlations between joint rotations in the hand to reduce the number of degrees of freedom in the model and provide a simple, intuitive and interactive interface for American Sign Language handshape transcription.
Rights:	© Václav Skala - UNION Agency
Appears in Collections:	Volume 8, number 1-3 (2000)

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