METHOD FOR AUTOMATICALLY DETECTING AT LEAST THE TYPE AND/OR LOCATION OF A GESTURE FORMED USING AN APPENDAGE, PARTICULARLY A HAND GESTURE

摘要

The invention relates to a method for automatically detecting at least the type and/or the location (position and orientation) of a gesture made using an appendage, particularly a hand gesture, a plurality of two-dimensional images of the appendage being captured simultaneously from different directions. According to the invention, the two-dimensional images are combined into a three-dimensional image, and the three-dimensional image is analyzed with regard to at least one gesture characteristic. In this manner, a method for automatically recognizing gestures is disclosed, which can be performed in a simple and reliable manner in real time, and thus allows complex process controls, such as the control of a vehicle.